Coffee Cake Muffins

¼ C Light Brown Sugar, Firmly Packed   

¼ C Pecans, Chopped (optional)           

1 tsp Ground Cinnamon                      

1½ C All-purpose Flour                     

½ C Sugar                                        

2 tsp Baking Powder

¼ tsp Salt

¼ tsp Baking Soda

1 Egg, Large

¾ C Milk

⅓ C Vegetable Oil

Combine light brown sugar, pecans, and cinnamon. Set aside.

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda together. Set aside.

Stir together egg, milk and oil; add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. 

Place paper baking cups in muffin pans or lightly coat with vegetable cooking spray. 

Spoon about 1 Tbsp batter into each of 12 cups; sprinkle evenly with half of brown sugar mixture. 

Top evenly with remaining batter, and sprinkle with remaining brown sugar mixture. 

Bake at 400° for 22-24 minutes or until lightly browned.

Yield: 1 dozen