Coffee Cake Muffins

1 ½ c. sifted all-purpose flour
½ c. milk
½ c. sugar
½ tea salt
1 well-beaten egg
2 tea baking powder
¼ c. shortening
½ tea salt
¼ c. brown sugar
¼ c. chopped walnuts or pecans
1 TB All-purpose flour
1 TB butter or margarine, melted
1 tea ground cinnamon

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in mixing bowl; cut in shortening till mixture resembles coarse crumbles. Mix just egg and milk; add all at once to flour mixture; stir just till moistened. Separately, combine brown sugar, nuts, 1 TB. Flour, cinnamon, and melted butter. Place half of batter in greased muffin pans. Sprinkle nut mixture over, then top with remaining batter, filling pans ½ full. Bake 350º for about 20 minutes. Makes 12.

Submitted by: Maria