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Pecan-Pie Muffins

These muffins are rich and chewy, but they are also a bit delicate, so be sure to use paper liners in the muffin tins and spray them with nonstick spray; otherwise, they will crumble when you peel off the liners. This recipe also makes great mini-muffins; just shorten the baking time by 5 minutes.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 9

Ingredients

1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
2/3 cup (1 1/3 sticks) butter, melted

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place paper liners in 9 muffin cups and spray with nonstick cooking spray.

    Step 2

    In a large bowl, combine the pecans, sugar, and flour. Make a well in the center of the mixture.

    Step 3

    In a separate bowl, beat the eggs until foamy. Add the melted butter and stir to combine. Pour the egg mixture into the well in the dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.

    Step 4

    Spoon the batter into the cups, filling each two-thirds full. Bake the muffins for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in a muffin. Remove the muffins from the pans immediately and cool on wire racks.

Reprinted with permission from Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen: Recipes from My Family to Yours by Trisha Yearwood with Gwen Yearwood and Beth Yearwood Bernard. Copyright © 2008 by Trisha Yearwood. Published by Crown Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. Trisha Yearwood is a three-time Grammy-award winning country music star and the author of the bestselling cookbook Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen. She is married to megastar Garth Brooks.
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