Pecan Muffins

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups chopped pecan pieces
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f and grease muffin tin.
• 2 spread pecans out on a baking sheet and place in the oven for about 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until golden brown and fragrant.
• 3 remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes.
• 4 in a bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together until uniform; set aside.
• 5 in another larger bowl, whisk the eggs until lightly beaten; then whisk in the brown sugar and maple syrup for about 2 minutes or until thick and pale brown.
• 6 whisk in the buttermilk, melted butter, and vanilla until smooth.
• 7 chop the cooled nuts and stir them into the batter; then stir in the flour mixture until incorporated (do not overmix).
• 8 fill muffin tins 3/4 full.
• 9 bake at 400°f for 20 minutes or until tops are rounded and lightly browned and a pick comes out with a few crumbs attached.
• 10 place pan on wire rack to cool 10 minutes.
• 11 gently rock muffins back and forth to release and remove from tin.
• 12 cool muffins on wire rack for 5 minutes.
• 13 •pecan cherry muffins: add 2/3 cup dried cherries with the chopped pecans.
• 14 •pecan cranberry muffins: add 2/3 cup dried cranberries with the chopped pecans.
• 15 •pecan peanut butter muffins: add 2/3 cup peanut butter chips with the chopped pecans.
• 16 •pecan raisin muffins: add 2/3 cup raisins with the chopped pecans.