Applesauce Muffins

Ingredients

1/2 Cup butter, softened
1 Cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Cups applesauce
2 Cups all purpose flour
2 Cups whole wheat flour (part gluten, if desired)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground allspice
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 Cup chopped walnuts, optional
Cinnamon sugar, optional

Directions

1. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Stir in applesauce. Combine the flour, baking soda and spices; stir into creamed mixture. Fold in nuts.
2. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar if desired. Yield: about 2 dozen. (NOTE: I prefer bigger muffins, so this makes 16 muffins for me.)