Make this recipe a recipe that people in that category can eat. categories: ['dairy_free'], recipe: in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. add eggs and vanilla; mix well. stir in applesauce. combine the flour, baking soda and spices;. stir into creamed mixture. fold in nuts. fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar if desired. yield: about 2 dozen.

Target recipe: preheat oven to 325. grease muffin tin with cooking spray. cream the first 3 ingredients together. add everything down to the flour and blend well. then stir in the flour until it forms a thick batter. dice/slice apple (peel if you desire, i don't always). if using slices, place a small spoonful of batter in the bottom of each muffin tin, then arrange slices and add rest of batter. if using chunks just put them in before batter or after (either they wind up on top or bottom of the muffins). bake for 25-30 minutes (until firm to the touch).