Brown Sugar Muffins II

By Addie

"This is one of my favorite muffin recipes because it goes with anything," says Marian Smith of Sandy, Utah. The sweet treats have a crusty top and tender cake-like interior, so they're good for breakfast or as a snack.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Details

Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture just until combined. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Yield: 1 dozen.
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REVIEWS:

Tried this recipe today and was very disappointed. It was probably my changes to the recipe in an effort to cut the calories. Instead of the shortening I used 1/4 c. unsweetened applesauce and 1/4c. butter; 1/4 c. brown sugar and 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract. It had no flavor and was tough. I used paper cupcake holders and they wouldn't come off the muffin. I may give the recipe one more try using the original ingredients listed and hope for a better ending.

I've had a recipe similar to this one for 40 years. However THIS recipe with only a few different tweeks is MUCH better! I've made it twice and my bunch just loves them! So glad I decided to judge a new recipe next to my old standby. The family verdict went with the new version! Yum!!

I tried these because I had more brown sugar than granulated. Glad I did! They're wonderfully wonderful. I'm going to share, thanks!