Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter
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1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
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1/2 cup raisins or 1/2 cup currants
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1/2 cup chopped almonds, pecans or 1/2 cup freshly shelled walnuts
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1 cup unsweetened applesauce
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2 tablespoons granulated sugar
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1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
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1 egg
Instructions
- Grease or line 12 large muffin cups and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar; beat in egg.
- Stir together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Combine with raisins and almonds.
- Stir dry ingredients into the batter in 3 parts, alternating with the applesauce in 2 parts.
- Mix just until blended.
- Transfer to muffin cups, almost filling each cup.
- TOPPING: Combine all topping ingredients and spoon equally over muffins.
- Bake at 375 F.
- for 20 minutes or until well risen and firm to the touch.
- Let cool on a rack and serve for breakfast or snacks.
- Makes 12 big muffins.
- 150 Classic Canadian Recipes.