Stuffing Muffins

13 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup dark raisins or 2/3 cup golden raisin (or a mixture of both)
  • 1 3/4 cups nonfat milk
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons walnut oil
  • 1/2 cup finely diced tart green apple (we used about 1/2 a Granny Smith)
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • 1/3 cup applesauce, unsweetened
  • 2 teaspoons dried Italian herb seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons minced onions
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 5 teaspoons baking powder

Directions

  1. 1
    In a small bowl, cover the raisins with water and let sit 1 minute, then drain.
  2. 2
    Allow raisins to stand for 30 minutes to absorb the moisture that remains on their skins.
  3. 3
    Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  4. 4
    Grease standard muffin tins, line them with cupcake papers or spray them with nonstick cooking spray.
  5. 5
    In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, oil, apple, applesauce, walnuts, herbs, onion, sugar, salt and pepper.
  6. 6
    Combine the flour and baking powder and sift together.
  7. 7
    Add the flour mixture and raisins to the milk mixture and stir with a fork until the batter is blended.
  8. 8
    Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins, filling each cup almost full.
  9. 9
    Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean.
  10. 10
    Remove from the tins and transfer the muffins to a rack to cool slightly.
  11. 11
    Serve warm.
  12. 12
    Makes 12 muffins.

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