#2789 - Apple Butter Muffins

(by Shirley McNevich)

1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. allspice
1/2 cup chopped pecans OR chopped walnuts
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup milk
1/4 cup canola oil
1 beaten egg
apple butter

In a bowl add white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, baking powder and salt--stir until mixed. Add the flour--stir until mixed. In a separate bowl add milk, canola oil and beaten egg--stir until mixed. Add the flour mixture and the chopped nuts to the milk mixture--stir just until mixed. Place cupcake liners into muffin tins. Spoon 1 TBSP of batter into each muffin cup. Spoon 1 TBSP of apple butter in the middle of the batter in each cup. Fill the rest of the cups 2/3 full with batter on top of the apple butter. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.