Mississippi Spice Muffins

Ingredients and Instructions

1 cup soft butter 2 cups sugar

2 eggs 2 cups applesauce

3 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. ground allspice

1 tsp. ground cloves 2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt 4 cups flour

1 cup chopped nuts (optional) powdered sugar

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs, one at a time, beating in

between. Mix in applesauce and spices. Sift together salt, soda, and flour, add to applesauce

mixture. Beat well. Stir in nuts, if using them. Bake in lightly greased muffin pans for 20 to 25 minutes,

or until done. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Makes 24 muffins