1 3/4 cup of all-purpose flour 2/3 cup of firmly packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon A dash of ground mace 1/2 cup of crushed pineapple in juice 1/2 cup of vegetable oil 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla 2 cups of shredded carrots 1/2 cup of raisins
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Grease 12 (3 x 1 1/4 inch) (3 1/2 to 4 oz.) muffin cups. In a large bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and mace. In another bowl, stir together pineapple, oil, egg, and vanilla until blended. Make a well in center of dry ingredients; add pineapple mixture and stir just to combine. Stir in carrots and raisins. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups; bake 15 to 20 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in center of one muffin comes out clean. Remove muffin tin to wire rack. Cool 5 minutes before removing muffins from cups; finish cooling on rack. Serve warm or store completely cooled muffins in an airtight container at room temperature. These muffins freeze well. Makes 12 muffins.
Carrot Cake Muffins 2
1 cup of sugar 1 cup of flour 3/4 cup of oil or soft butter 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon of salt 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda 1 cup of grated carrots 1/2 cup of nuts 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
Food Processor: Fine chop carrots and nuts; set aside. All other ingredients in processor, blend well. Add carrots and nuts, mix. Pour into greased 9 x 9 inch pan. Bake at 350ºF. for 40 to 45 minutes. Serves 8
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