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August 2, 2011
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Pineapple Pecan Muffins

Old-Fashioned Breads
Prep time:
18 minutes
baking time:
20 minutes

These flavorful muffins were just the thing for a light weekend breakfast.

These flavorful muffins were just the thing for a light weekend breakfast.

Ingredients

Serves 16 

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 1 (8 3/4-ounce) can crushed pineapple in its own juice
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
Directions
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Grease 16 muffin cups.

  2. 2

    Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl and mix well. Stir in the brown sugar.

  3. 3

    Combine sour cream and egg in a medium bowl and mix well. Add undrained pineapple, pecans and vegetable oil and mix well.

  4. 4

    Add pineapple mixture to flour mixture and stir until moistened. Spoon equal portions of batter into prepared muffin cups.

  5. 5

    Bake muffins until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

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Grandma's Secret Trick

Grandma's Secret Trick

For more tropical flavor, Grandma added a little coconut to the batter. She added up to 1/2 cup shredded sweetened coconut, stirring it in when the pineapple mixture was nearly incorporated. Then she filled the muffin cups and baked the muffins as the recipe directs.

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