Apple Muffins
["1 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar", "2/3 c. vegetable oil", "1 egg", "1 c. buttermilk", "1 tsp. baking soda", "1 tsp. salt", "1 tsp. vanilla", "1 1/2 c. diced apples", "1/2 c. chopped pecans", "2 1/2 c. flour", "1/3 c. sugar", "1 tsp. melted butter"]
["Combine the first 3 ingredients.", "In another bowl, combine buttermilk, soda, salt and vanilla; add to the sugar mixture alternately with flour, mixing after each addition.", "Fold in the apples and pecans.", "Pour into muffin papers in muffin pan. Combine sugar and melted butter; sprinkle on top of each muffin. Bake at 325\u00b0 for 30 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean. Yields about 15 muffins."]
["brown sugar", "vegetable oil", "egg", "buttermilk", "baking soda", "salt", "vanilla", "apples", "pecans", "flour", "sugar", "butter"]