3 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
4 tsp double-acting baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups applesauce
6 tbs melted margarine OR butter
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
3/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

prepare 24 muffin pan papers (2 1/2″ size). preheat oven to 400 degrees. combine dry ingredients in a large bowl, mixing with a fork. in another bowl, mix applesauce, melted margarine, milk and egg unti blended. stir applesauce mixture into flour mixture until the flour mixture is moistened. (the mixture will be a bit lumpy.) stir in nuts. spoon batter into muffin pan papers. bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean. remove muffins from pans immediately.

to reheat, simply wrap muffins in aluminum foil and place in a 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.