Caramel Pecan Upside-down Muffins

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 36 -48 pecan halves (three or four per muffin)
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400*.
• 2 blend brown sugar and 2 tbs softened butter.
• 3 evenly pat this mixture into oiled/sprayed muffin cups.
• 4 arrange pecan halves on top of this mixture.
• 5 in a large bowl, mix flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• 6 cut in 1/4 butter into this mixture.
• 7 blend egg with buttermilk and stir into flour mixture until just moistened.
• 8 spoon batter into muffin cups, on top of pecan pieces.
• 9 bake in 400* oven for 15-20 minutes.
• 10 take these out of the pan immediately or they will stick.