Coffee Pecan Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons instant coffee
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 400°F

2. 2

   Grease 8 lg. muffin cups.

3. 3

   In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

4. 4

   In a medium-sized bowl, combine milk, instant coffee powder, vanilla extract, butter, and egg.

5. 5

   Let stand for 5 minutes.

6. 6

   Add mixture to flour mixture and mix "lightly". Fold in pecans.

7. 7

   Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin cups.

8. 8

   Bake 20 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.

9. 9

   Remove muffin tin to wire rack.

10. 10

    Cool 5 minutes before removing muffins from cups, finish cooling on rack.