Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1 1/2  cups          all-purpose flour
     1/3  cup           sugar
   2      teaspoons     baking powder
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
     1/4  cup           butter or margarine -- softened
   2      large         eggs -- beaten
     3/4  cup           mincemeat, brandied
     1/2  cup           apple juice
     1/4  cup           walnuts -- chopped

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Sift dry ingredients together into a medium-size bowl; make a "well" in the center. In separate bowl, cream butter, add eggs, mincemeat and apple juice and beat well; add to dry mixture, stirring just enough to moisten. Gently stir in nuts. Spoon batter into greased muffin pans, filling about 2/3 full. Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.