Coffee Pecan Muffins

Source: Anne's Recipes

Makes 8 muffins

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup milk
2 tbsp instant coffee
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 cup pecans, chopped

Preheat oven to 400 F. Grease 8 large muffin cups. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. In a medium-sized bowl, combine milk, instant coffee powder, vanilla extract, butter, and egg. Let stand for 5 minutes. Add mixture to flour mixture and mix "lightly". Fold in pecans. Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin cups. Bake 20 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Remove muffin tin to wire rack. Cool 5 minutes before removing muffins from cups, finish cooling on rack.