Naomi's Apricot Nut Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1 cup dried apricots, chopped
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 stick butter or margarine
• 1 cup sugar (or Splenda)
• 1 cup lite sour cream
• 2 cups All-Purpose white flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbsp. grated orange peel
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions

Soak apricots in the boiling water for 5 minutes. In a large mixing bowl cream together butter, sugar, and sour cream. In another bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, salt, and orange peel. Add dry ingredients to wet, mixing with a spoon just until combined. Batter should be very stiff. Add nuts.

Fill muffin tin or paper cupcake cups. These muffins do not rise much, so you can fill them quite full. Bake 18 - 20 minutes in 400 degree oven.

Makes 12 muffins.