Muffins ( apple butter )

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsFlour
¾cupBrown sugar
teaspoonBaking powder
¼teaspoonBaking soda
½teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonCinnamon
½teaspoonGinger
¾cupApple butter
½cupApplesauce
¼cupSkim milk
2Eggs, lightly beaten
3tablespoonsHoney
1teaspoonVanilla
½cupRaisins or nuts (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 F.

In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients (the first 7 ingredients) and make a well in the center.

In smaller bowl, combine wet ingredients (the next 6 ingredients).

Pour wet mixture into the "well" of the dry ingredients and stir just to combine (10-15 strokes). Fold in raisins with as few strokes as possible.

Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups (if you don't use muffin liners, spray the pan with cooking spray).

Bake 20-25 minutes, until cake tester comes out clean. Remove muffin tin to cooling rack and cool 5 mins. before removing muffins from tin. (Do *not* let muffins cool completely in the tin.)