Chunky Pecan Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
generous pinch allspice
1 3/4 cups coarsely broken toasted pecans
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted (1 stick)
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Generously grease 2 1/2-inch muffin cups or line with paper baking cups.
Mix flour,baking powder,salt and all spice in large bowl; stir in pecans.
Whisk sugar, butter,milk,syrup,egg and vanilla in medium bowl.
Make well in center of dry ingredients; add butter mixture to well and stir into dry ingredients until just blended (batter will be lumpy).
Spoon batter into prepared cups, filling 3/4 full.
Bake until muffins are brown and tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
Cool 5 minutes in pan, then turn out.
Serve muffins warm or at room temperature.