Applesauce Muffins

Adapted from Taste of Home. We love these old fashioned tasty muffins. I substitute freshly ground whole grain flour for the all-purpose. These tender muffins freeze well. **PLEASE NOTE** If you substitute store-bought wheat flour for the all-purpose, you do not need to add the additional amount of flour - just use the same amount as all-purpose.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, softened
• 2  cups sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  cups applesauce
• 4  cups all-purpose flour or 5  cups  freshly ground soft wheat flour or 5  cups  oat flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1  cup  chopped walnuts (optional)
•  cinnamon sugar (optional)

Directions

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
2. Stir in applesauce.
3. Combine the flour, baking soda and spices;.
4. stir into creamed mixture.
5. Fold in nuts.
6. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full.
7. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
8. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
9. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar if desired. Yield: about 2 dozen.