Apple and Bacon Muffins
2 cups all purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
2 Tablespoons melted shortening
10 Tablespoons sweetened apple sauce
3 strips uncooked bacon, finely chopped
Sift together dry ingredients, add egg, milk and melted shortening;
mix all together quickly. Place mixing spoonful of batter in cup of
muffin pan. Place 1 tablespoon applesauce on top of mixture in muffin
pan and cover with another mixing spoonful of batter. Repeat until you
prepare 10 muffin cups. Evenly sprinkle top of each muffin with chopped
bacon. Bake in 400-F oven about 25 minutes.
Makes 10 muffins.
Source: Royal Baking Powder ad Woman’s Day magazine 4/1/1941