April 15, 2013

Muffin Monday! Raisin Muffins

By ritalovestowrite

Raisin Muffins

Ingredients:

2 cups of white whole wheat flour

1 tablespoon of baking powder

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/4 cup of sugar Truvia

4 teaspoons of Just Whites (dry egg whites) [or 1 egg]

1/4 cup of Water [don’t add the water if you are using the egg]

1/2 cup skim milk

1/4 cup chopped prunes

1/2 cup yogurt

1 cup raisins

golden raisin sauna (Photo credit: shutterbean)

Demerara sugar to garnish

Step One: Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. Line muffin tin with muffin pants and spray lightly with cooking spray.

Step Two: In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients. (NOT the raisins)

Step Three: Add all the prunes and wet ingredients to the bowl and mix just enough to incorporate. Batter will be lumpy.

Step Four: Last, but not least, add the raisins.

Step Five: Spoon into muffin tin. Sprinkle Demerara sugar on top of each muffin to garnish.

Step Six: and bake for 25 minutes. Remove from oven when tops of muffins are golden brown and the muffins pass the toothpick test. Let rest 5 minutes before enjoying.

These were my most dense muffins to date. I liked the addition of the prunes — which let me cut down on the sugar / truvia, but I think I’ll try these with some zucchini to make them a bit lighter next time. They were good, but definitely morn on the dense biscuit side of the biscuit/muffin/cupcake spectrum. I’d be interested to know what you think…

More Muffin Monday madness:

Muffin Monday! Fruit Buckwheat Muffins (Vegan?) (ritalovestowrite.com)
Muffin Monday! Zucchini Chocolate Almond (Vegan?) (ritaLOVEStoWRITE.com)
Muffin Monday! Date Zucchini Orange Muffins (ritaLOVEStoWRITE.com)

About ritalovestowrite

Freelance writer, graphic designer, musician, foodie and Jane Austen enthusiast in Northern Baltimore County, Maryland. As a writer I enjoy both fiction and non fiction (food, travel and local interest stories.) As an advocate for the ARTS, one of my biggest passions is helping young people find a voice in all the performing arts. To that end it has been my honor to give one-on-one lessons to elementary, middle and high school students in graphic design and music. And as JANE-O I currently serve as the regional coordinator for JASNA Maryland and am working on a Regency/Federal cooking project. View all posts by ritalovestowrite

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