Spiced Applesauce Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Beat in applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flour, cracker crumbs, cinnamon, baking soda and allspice; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in walnuts and raisins., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in muffin comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in applesauce. Combine flour, baking soda and spices; stir into creamed mixture. If desired, fold in nuts. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. If desired, sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F (175 degrees C). Line a mini muffin pan with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and sugar. Add eggs, and beat until smooth. Blend in cinnamon, allspice, baking powder, and baking soda. Alternately add in a half cup of applesauce, one cup of flour, remaining applesauce, and remaining flour. Stir until just blended together. Pour batter into muffin cups 2/3's of the way full.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven for 17 minutes.

Steps:

• Prepare muffins:
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F. Grease muffin pan.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt in a bowl. Whisk together eggs and brown sugar in a large bowl until combined well, then add butter, a little at a time, whisking until mixture is creamy. Stir in applesauce, then fold in flour mixture until flour is just moistened. Stir in nuts and divide batter among muffin cups.
• Make topping and bake:
• Stir together all topping ingredients and sprinkle on top of muffins. Bake until muffins are puffed and golden, about 20 minutes. Cool in pan on a rack 5 minutes, then remove muffins from pan and cool slightly.

Steps:

• Set oven to 350°F.
• Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• Butter 12 muffin tins or line with paper liners.
• For muffins: in a small bowl mix together first 7 dry ingredients.
• In another large bowl whisk together eggs and brown sugar until well combined.
• Add in melted butter whisking continuously until mixture is creamy.
• Stir in applesauce.
• Fold in flour mixture until JUST combined.
• Stir in nuts.
• Divide the batter evenly between muffin tins.
• To make the topping: stir together all ingredients then sprinkle over tops of muffin batter.
• Bake for about 20-22 minutes, or until muffins test done.
• Cool in pan for 5 minutes then remove to a rack to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin and a 6-cup tin with paper liners. Sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cloves together into a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Put 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, the granulated sugar, and 1/2 cup brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cream on medium speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Mix in eggs, one at a time. On low speed, mix in applesauce and then flour mixture. Stir in nuts by hand.
• Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full. Bake until a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely in tins on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, in the clean bowl of electric mixer, mix cream cheese with remaining 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter and 1 cup brown sugar on medium speed until smooth. Spread cream-cheese frosting on muffins.