Sweet Potato & Sugared Pecan Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 pecans, chopped
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, unbleached
• 1/3 dark brown sugar, packed
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda, sieved
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sweet potato, cooked, mashed
• 1 1/3 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 large eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400*.
• 2 lightly butter 12 muffin cups or coat with nonstick spray or line with paper liners -- set aside.
• 3 to make the topping:.
• 4 stir the brown sugar and pecans together in a small bowl till blended.set aside.
• 5 to make the batter:.
• 6 in a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir until well blended.
• 7 in a small bowl,, whisk together all at once and fold just until evenly moistened. do not overmix.
• 8 divide the batter evely among the muffin cups. sprinkle each muffin with 1 heaping teaspoon of the topping.
• 9 bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean -- 20-22 minutes.
• 10 cool on a wire rack before removing from the pan.