Mimi's Buttermilk Muffins
a la Mimi's Cafe

1 c. sugar
1/2 cup butter
3 eggs
2 1/2 c flour
2 t baking soda
1 t nutmeg
1/2 t cinnamon
3/4 c + 1T buttermilk

Nut Topping
1/2 c sugar
1 c walnuts, finely chopped
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t nutmeg

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and beat an extra minute. Sift together dry ingredients. Add to creamy mixture, alternating with buttermilk to avoid lumps, on low speed. Mix Nut topping in separate bowl.
Fill 12 muffin cups 3/4 full. Add a full, rounded Tablespoon of topping in each batter cup. Bake immediately, or topping will sink to the bottom. Bake 375 for 20-25 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean in center.