Directions:
1. Cream butter, add sugar. Add eggs, beating after each. Add applesauce,
mix well.
2. Combine flour and next 4 ingredients. Add to creamed mixture,
beat till smooth. Stir in pecans.
3. Grease muffin tins (or use paper liners)
and fill 3/4 full.
4. Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick
inserted in muffin comes out clean. Transfer from pan to wire rack.
Sprinkle muffin tops with powdered sugar.
5. For mini muffins: grease 1 3/4 inch muffin pans. Fill 3/4 full. Bake at
350 for 15 minutes.