It’s cloudy, cold, and raining outside, which makes the home seem so inviting and warm. When I went downtown to pick up Jacob from school, we admired the pretty fall leaves blowing around us as we drove along.
It was a muffin day here. They baked up so nicely (and, all 7 children liked them) that I just had to share the recipe with you.
Recipe source: allrecipes.com
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed sweet potatoes
- 2 teaspoons grated orange peel (I used 2 tsp.orange extract)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (my children don’t like nuts in baked goods, I left them out.)
Directions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs, oil, applesauce and vanilla. Stir in sweet potatoes and orange peel; mix well. Combine the flour, sugars, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and baking powder; stir into sweet potato mixture just until combined. Stir in nuts.
- Pour into two greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. (Or, as I did, line muffin tin with foil liners and bake for about 20 minutes, or until done. This recipe made 20 muffins.)
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They sound real nice. I’ll have to give them a try. Too bad my cookers on the blink at the minute.
now I can just picture those leaves! Stay cozy!!
thanks for sharing it! If all seven kiddos like it..it must be good!
Mmmmm….I am going to try making those, probably tomorrow.I am a HUGE fan of sweet potatoes.Today is cold and rainy here too…tomorrow will be the same. We made cupcakes earlier this morning and baked apples are in the oven now.You are right…this weather makes a home so much more inviting.Happy Wednesday to you. Thanks for sharing the recipe! =)