Cinnamon-Sugar Applesauce Muffins

Christmas with Southern Living, 1986

45 minutes — 30 muffins

Ingredients

1⁄2	cup	butter or margarine (softened)
3⁄4	cup	sugar (divided)
2		eggs
3⁄4	cup	applesauce
1 3⁄4	cup	all-purpose flour
2	teaspoon	baking powder
1⁄2	teaspoon	salt
1⁄4	cup	margarine or butter (melted)
1⁄4	teaspoon	ground cinnamon

Instructions

Cream 1/2 cup butter; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in applesauce. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixture, and stir just until moistened.

Spoon batter into greased 1-3/4 inch miniature muffin pans, filling half full. Bake at 425F for 15 minutes or until done. Remove from pan immediately, and brush muffin tops with melted butter. Combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle sugar mixture over each muffin.