Bread Recipe ♯ Butter Tart Muffins

This recipe won first place in a contest in Canada. Wonderful dessert muffin!

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups raisins
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ cup butter, cubed
• 2 eggs, beaten
• ½ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ¼ cup real maple syrup

Cooking Directions

1. Place raisins, sugar, butter, eggs, milk, and vanilla in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until mixture is hot, slightly thickened, and just beginning to bubble, about 4 to 5 minutes. Cool slightly, uncovered, in the refrigerator, while continuing with recipe.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or coat with cooking spray.
3. Stir flour with baking powder, soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Make a well in center and pour in warm raisin mixture, stirring just until combined. Stir in nuts until evenly mixed. Spoon batter into muffin cups.
4. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) in center of oven until golden and a cake tester inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean, about 15 to 17 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately pour about 1 teaspoon syrup over each muffin. Cool muffins in cups for 10 minutes, then remove to a rack. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts

• calories294.7
• carbohydrateContent44.6 g
• cholesterolContent52.1 mg
• fatContent12.1 g
• fiberContent1.4 g
• proteinContent4.4 g
• saturatedFatContent5.6 g
• sodiumContent259.5 mg
• sugarContent27.9 g