Chunky Pecan Muffins

Submitted by Leslie in Texas

"These cakelike muffins are flavored with maple and bursting with pecans. Great served with breakfast or as part of a brunch menu. The recipe was in "Sweet and Savory Muffins" from a November 1985 issue of Bon Appetit magazine."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 12 muffins

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• generous pinch allspice
• 1 3⁄4 cups coarsely broken toasted pecans
• 1⁄2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, melted (1 stick)
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup maple syrup
• 1 egg, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Generously grease 2 1/2-inch muffin cups or line with paper baking cups.
3. Mix flour,baking powder,salt and all spice in large bowl; stir in pecans.
4. Whisk sugar, butter,milk,syrup,egg and vanilla in medium bowl.
5. Make well in center of dry ingredients; add butter mixture to well and stir into dry ingredients until just blended (batter will be lumpy).
6. Spoon batter into prepared cups, filling 3/4 full.
7. Bake until muffins are brown and tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
8. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then turn out.
9. Serve muffins warm or at room temperature.