Brown Sugar Pecan Muffins

I had some extra pecans laying around so I thought I would make some muffins for a couple friend who had just moved in to a new place. I found the recipe on a really random website and some of the ingredients amounts were off (editing mistake, I'm assuming?). But with a few adjustments, the muffins turned out to be awesome.

Brown Sugar Pecan Muffins

Yields 12 muffins

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1 cup well-shaken buttermilk

1/2 cup oil

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon maple extract

1/4 cup dark brown sugar - (packed)

1.5 tablespoons butter -- melted

1/4 cup finely-chopped pecans

Directions:

Combine flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and pecans in bowl. Whisk buttermilk, oil, egg and maple extract in small bowl. Add to dry ingredients. Stir just until combined. Let batter sit 15 minutes.

Divide among 12 paper-lined muffin cups.

Combine brown sugar and butter in small bowl until smooth. Evenly spoon 1 teaspoons over each muffin. Sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon pecans.

Bake at 375 degrees until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool on rack 15 minutes before serving.