Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup applesauce
1 3/4 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar, mixed with the cinnamon
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425- degrees.
In large bowl, cream soft butter and sugar, until fluffy.
Beat in eggs, one at a time until light and fluffy.
Beat in applesauce.
In separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Add to butter mixture.
Stir to moisten.
Spoon into 36 greased tea-size (about 1 3/4 in diameter) muffin cups.
Bake in preheated oven about 15 minutes (check at 12 minutes) until golden brown.
When taking muffins out of the oven, turn pans upside down on a kitchen towel.
Tap down.
The muffins will fall out.
While warm, dip tops of muffins into melted butter, then cinnamon/sugar mix.
Cool.
Variations – add mini chocolate morsels, chopped nuts, or cranberries.
Servings: Serve
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 30 min.