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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Ingredients:
1 cup raisins |
1 cup water |
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine |
1/4 cup sugar |
2 large eggs |
1 1/2 cups unbleached flour, sifted |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
Directions:
1. Combine raisins and water in saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover.
3. Simmer 20 minutes.
4. Drain raisins, reserving liquid.
5. Add enough water to reserved liquid to make 1/2 cup.
6. Cool well.
7. Cream together butter and sugar in bowl until light and fluffy, using electric mixeer at medium speed.
8. Add eggs, beat 2 more minutes.
9. Sift together flour and baking powder.
10. Add flour mixture alternately with 1/2 cup of reserved raisin liquid into creamed mixture, mixing well after each addition.
11. Stir in raisins.
12. Spoon batter into greased 3-inch muffin-pan cups, filling 2/3rds full.
13. Bake in 400 degree F. oven 18 minutes or until golden brown.
14. Serve hot with homemade jam or jelly.
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