Sweet Potato Muffins

A Delicious Use For Holiday Leftovers

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter -- softened
1 cup brown sugar -- firmly packed or cane sugar
1 1/2 cups sweet potato -- cooked
1 egg
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup milk

  Preheat oven to 375F. Butter and flour muffin pan or use muffin papers.

  With an electric mixer, blend brown sugar and butter together until fluffy, blend in mashed sweet potatoes and egg.

  Stir together flour, pumpkin pie spice and baking soda. Mix half of the dry ingredients into the sweet potato mixture. Add only enough milk to thin batter so you can add remaining dry ingredients. Add milk as you need it. Batter should be a very thick mixture.

  Fill muffin tins two thirds full and bake until dry on top and fork comes out clean. ( About 15-22 minutes.)

Makes 12 muffins

Preparation Time 0:30

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