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Mississippi Spice Muffins

Are you looking for a delicious, autumn inspired muffin to serve your family?  This is one of my family's all time favorites and you don't have to be from Mississippi to try them! I love to make a batch of these spice infused muffins when the weather is cool and the leaves begin to turn. We had a cool morning the other day and I began dreaming of these muffins. They are super moist and scrumptious!  Let's get baking!

The Starting Line-Up:
1 cup soft butter                                                          1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 cups sugar                                                                1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs                                                                          2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups applesauce (preferably unsweetened)            4 cups all purpose flour
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon                                   1 cup nuts, chopped
2 teaspoons ground allspice                                       Powdered Sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  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 until combined.  Stir in nuts. You will end up with a lovely caramel colored batter! Bake the muffins immediately or refrigerate until ready to bake.  Bake in a lightly greased muffin pan or in muffin cups at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. If the batter has been refrigerated, bake for 15-18 minutes.
While the muffins are cooking, enjoy the wonderful "autumn-like" aroma wafting from your oven.  Apples, cinnamon, and cloves remind me of everything I love dearly about fall...football...falling leaves...crisp weather...apple cider...and these muffins!  One you remove the muffins from the oven, allow them to cool on a wire rack.
Sift powdered sugar on top before serving.   These muffins are perfect for breakfast or with a cup of coffee for a late afternoon snack.  I love them straight from the oven with a glass of cold milk. I will admit that I love to dunk them in milk. That's probably illegal and my mother would say that it's definitely not lady like, but I love them that way!
The batter keeps very well in the refrigerator.  The original recipe states that the batter will keep "indefinitely", but I wouldn't do that for numerous reasons.  The main reason is that we eat them too quickly! I usually refrigerate the remaining batter for about a week and then make another batch. This recipe makes approximately 24 muffins.  Let me know if you try them!

Blessings and Good Health From,
Lynda at Still Woods Farmhouse

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    1. Ellen, they really are. When my boys were little, it was one of our favorite muffin recipes and it still is. I just love muffins!
      Blessings from Lynda at Still Woods Farmhouse

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  2. Oh my this recipe looks delicious and makes me want to make a batch. Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful weekend ~ FlowerLady

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    1. You will have to try it. I think you'd really like it. Thanks for stopping by!

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