Apple Butter Muffins Recipe

Serve Apple Butter Muffins warm with extra apple butter to spread.

• Meal Type: Muffins
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 30-45 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 3/4 cup apple butter
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1/4 cup skim milk
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients (the first 7 ingredients) and make a well in the center.
3. In smaller bowl, combine wet ingredients (the next 6 ingredients).
4. 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.
5. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups (if you don't use muffin liners, spray the pan with cooking spray).
6. Bake 20-25 minutes, until cake tester comes out clean. Remove muffin tin to cooling rack and cool 5 minutes before removing muffins from tin. (Do NOT let muffins cool completely in the tin.)