Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins Recipe
submitted by reader Cheri Marcovitch of Santa Clarita, CA
Ingredients
2/3 cup solid vegetable shortening
2 2/3 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup applesauce, any style
1 cup pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
2/3 cup apple juice
3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon mace
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the cups of muffin tins. Cream
together the shortening and sugar. Add the eggs one at a time. Stir in the
applesauce and pumpkin until well mixed. Next add the apple juice, flour,
baking soda, and baking powder. Don’t over mix. When just smooth, add the
salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and mace. Stir in the walnuts. Pour into the prepared
muffin tins. Bake for 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center
comes out clean.
Yield: 24 muffins
