SUGAR AND SPICE YAM MUFFINS

SUGAR AND SPICE YAM MUFFINS image

Yield 24 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 pound butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 pound can yams, drained
2 large eggs
1 ¼ cups milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ½ cups flour
1 ½ tablespoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans, if desired
¼ cup sugar mixed with 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon for topping
butter

Steps:

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in yams. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in milk and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking powder, nutmeg, salt and cinnamon. Mix until incorporated; do not over-mix. Stir in nuts. Grease 24 2½ inch muffin tins. Fill three quarters full. Sprinkle sugar-cinnamon mixture over the tops. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Turn out onto rack and cool.