Ingredients: 4 ounces butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups cooked, mashed sweet potato 2 eggs 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 Tablespoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 1/2 cups whole milk 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans 1 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract

Recipe Info Category: Muffins/Biscuits Rating: 4 Contributor: Makayla Price

In large bowl of mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in sweet potatoes. Add eggs, one at a time, stirring well. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Alternately add milk and dry ingredients to sweet potato mixture, stirring well after each addition.

Gently stir in pecans and lemon extract. Fill med. sized greased muffin tins about 2/3 full. Mix topping ingredients; sprinkle evenly over muffins. Bake 20 to 25 min., 400 deg. F oven.

Topping:
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon cinnamon