2/3 c "Junior" baby-food - Apricots - (1 jar)
1 ts Baking soda
10 tb Butter or margarine; soft
1 c Sugar
2 Eggs
1 1/4 c Sifted flour
1/4 ts Salt
1 ts Vanilla
3 tb Poppy seeds OR Finely chopped nuts
Preheat the to 350 degrees with the rack in the center position. Spray a
muffin pan with vegetable cooking spray.
Put baby food in a small bowl and stir in the baking soda. Cream the butter
and sugar until the mixture is smooth, then add the eggs and mix well.
Add the flour, salt, vanilla, the apricot mixture, and the poppy seeds or
nuts, and mix just until all the dry ingredients are moistened. Do not
overmix! Divide the batter among the 12 cups, filling each cup two-thirds
full, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a cake tester or toothpick
inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean. Cool the muffins on a
wire rack.