Arkansas Spice N' Pecan Muffins Recipe

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Ready in: 30-60 minutes
recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)

Serves/Makes: 3 dozen

Ingredients:
1 cup soft butter or margarine
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups applesauce, unsweetened
4 cups flour
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
2 teaspoons ground all spice sliced almonds
vanilla cake frosting
foil bake cups

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Directions:

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Mix in applesauce and spices. Sift together salt, soda, and flour. Add to applesauce mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts. Bake in muffin pans using foil bake cups at 350 F for 25 minutes (until toothpick is clean). Let muffins cool and take out of bake cups.

Place sliced almonds on plate. Coat tops of muffins with vanilla frosting and turn muffins upside down and dip into sliced almonds. (Batter keeps indefinitely in refrigerator. Baked muffins freeze will. Re-heat before serving).

This recipe from CDKitchen for Arkansas Spice N' Pecan Muffins serves/makes 3 dozen