Applesauce Muffins

I love the way my kitchen smells when I bake these muffins. This combination of cinnamon and cloves from the oven is better than any plug-in-the-wall-make-my-house-smell-good product. The recipe is one that I have adapted from the Taste of Home website, and it was submitted by Linda Williams, who said she serves these muffins in her restaurant.

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Applesauce Muffins

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup applesauce

2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Cinnamon sugar, optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Stir in applesauce. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and cloves. Combine flour mixture with creamed mixture. Fold in walnuts. 

Fill 12 greased or paper-lined muffin cups with batter. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar if desired.

The original recipe makes 24 muffins. I cut the recipe in half to make 12 muffins.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes.

Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, if desired.

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