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Apple Raisin Mini Muffins

March 17th, 2008 Madhuram Posted in Muffins/Cupcakes |  Print This Recipe | 15 Comments »

For my first recipe post I wanted something simple. Although I have a big list of recipes to be tried, the apple raisin muffin aired in Food TV was the one that kept coming to my mind. I saw it a couple of months earlier in Paula Deen’s show. So this morning I went to food tv’s site and got the recipe. The original recipe yields 5 dozen mini muffins. I did not want to bake so much because it was the first time I was gonna try it. So I scaled down the recipe and it did come out well.

Recipe:

Water	¼ cup
Brown Sugar	1/4 cup
Granulated Sugar	1/4 cup
Raisins	½ cup
Apples, grated	1 cup
Butter	¼ cup
Cinnamon	a pinch
Nutmeg	a pinch

Combine all the above in a sauce pan and bring it to a boil. Remove from heat and cool completely.

  

All Purpose Flour	2 cups
Baking soda	1 tspn
Walnuts (Chopped)	¾ cup

Combine the above 3 ingredients in a large bowl.  Add the cooled mixture to it and stir until blended. 

 

Fill them in lined mini muffin tins and bake for 15 minutes at 350F.

My Notes:
1. The above measurements yielded exactly 2 dozen mini muffins.
2. The original recipe called for granulated sugar only, but I added a mixture of both light brown sugar and white sugar because I personally feel that the combination of these 2 results in a better taste.
3. I did not add clove powder because I did not have it.
4. After combining the wet ingredients with the dry, I felt that it required some more liquid, so I added some milk.
5. I also topped the muffins with turbinado sugar before putting them in the oven.
6. I baked a dozen first for 15 min and tested with a tooth pick to check if it was done. The tooth pick did not come out clean from some of the muffins so I baked it for another 2 minutes. By the time the first batch came out the remaining batter became a little more firm, so I added some more milk and baked the second dozen for 17 min and the tooth pick came out clean.
7. It passed the taste test by my husband and son.

Update:

Originally I used 3/4th cup of sugar both brown sugar and white sugar combined. But some of my friends told me that it was very sweet. I think I would reduce the quantity of sugar to 1/2 cup instead of 3/4th of a cup  the next time I bake it. So I have changed the recipe to 1/4 cup of each sugar.

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Tags: all purpose flour, apple, baking soda, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins, Walnuts

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15 Responses to “Apple Raisin Mini Muffins”

1. 1
   SS Says:
   March 19th, 2008 at 8:58 am

   Looks Yummy Did you change the header again !

2. 2
   Madhuram Says:
   March 19th, 2008 at 9:38 am

   Thanks. Still trying to find the best one.

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   ss Says:
   March 19th, 2008 at 2:13 pm

   Hi,

   could u tell me which baking soda u generally use.
   Thanks

4. 4
   Madhuram Says:
   March 19th, 2008 at 3:27 pm

   I usually use the store brand. You can also use “Arm & Hammer” baking soda.

5. 5
   DivyA Vikram Says:
   August 18th, 2008 at 3:23 pm

   Hi Madhu..I made this for MBP.Nice recipe..Thanks for sharing..We liked it a lot..

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   celia rush Says:
   September 18th, 2008 at 4:15 pm

   I AM TRYING TO CHANGE MY EATING HABITS, SO APPLE MINI MUFFINS SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TREAT. I AM MAKING THIS TONIGHT.

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   Nolly Says:
   November 10th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

   HEEY ! I`ve ust tried this recipe ! and everyone loved it ! my grandma , sister , mother and ofcourse me ! well.. I am a vegetarian and i was searching for an eggless recipes instead of using the egg substitute , its wonderful. way to go !

   Nolly, thank you very much for your feedback. I appreciate it.

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   wendy Says:
   November 19th, 2008 at 8:04 am

   Hi
   Thanks for doing this website, my 1 year old has an egg allergy and I am having a hard time baking for him, I am going to try this recipe today!

   Hi Wendy, you’re welcome.

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   Twinkle Says:
   January 26th, 2009 at 9:54 pm

   The muffins turned out to be awesome, only thing – it took about 35 mins at 350F in my oven. Never an issue, great recipe !!! was wondering to substitute all-purpose flour with wheat flour…any suggestions,Just tryin to make it healthier

   Thanks for trying and for the feedback Twinkle. Yes oven temperatures vary and it’s best to check for doneness with a toothpick, keeping the time mentioned in the recipe as an estimate. These days I’m using whole wheat pastry flour to substitute all purpose flour and the baked goods turn out good. If you are not able to find it gradually increase the quantity of whole wheat flour, because our taste buds has to get used to that texture and flavor. Start replacing 1/3rd cup of all purpose flour with whole wheat flour and slowly increase the quantity.

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    jayaguru Says:
    April 12th, 2009 at 9:14 pm

    Hi Madhuram,

    It is a awesome receipe and easy to bake one too. I tried it and came out very well.. But, I do have a question though. First time it came out well.. but the next time by mistake I added 1/2 a cup butter.. though the muffins came out well.. it did leave a bitter taste at the end. What could be the possible reason? Is extra butter the culprit?
    
    Hi Jaya, I don’t think it has anything to do with butter. Did you add extra cinnamon or nutmeg by mistake? Otherwise I don’t see any reason why it would turn bitter!

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    jayaguru Says:
    April 13th, 2009 at 1:26 pm

    Thanks Madhuram for the reply. Oh yup..cinnamon could have been a pinch more when I dusted the left over powder. I didnt suspect that it could be the possible reason! Thanks for letting me know.

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    Jayshree Says:
    August 7th, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    Hi Madhuram
    I have been baking eggless cakes and searching for good eggless cakes/brownie recipes for a while .I stumbled across ur blog recently and absolutely love ur recipes .I tried ur
    apple raisin muffin. The muffins turned out pretty good and the kids loved it.I used half cup sugar and golden raisins. It was mildly sweet. I think if I had used local raisins like Sun-Maid it might have been sweeter. Waiting to try out ur brownie recipes this weekend.
    -jay

    Jayshree, thank you very much for trying the recipe and for the feedback.strong>

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    Kalpana.K Says:
    September 19th, 2009 at 8:11 am

    Hi Madhuram,

    I just loved the apple&raisin muffin recipe.Its absolutely easy no fuss baking and i must say for my first attempt at making muffins was a good try.

    -Kalpana

    Kalpana, thank you for giving it a shot.

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    Anu Says:
    October 7th, 2009 at 2:18 pm

    Hi Madhuram,

    I came across this recipe when I wanted to bake an eggless muffins – I tried this out and it was great. I even blogged about it and gave you the credit for the recipe!

    You can check out my post at my blog. I don’t want to leave you a link here – but check out mriganayani dot com.
    
    You’re welcome Anu. Will definitely check it.

    Thanks again for the wonderful recipe.

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    nita Says:
    October 23rd, 2009 at 3:06 pm

    Hi,

    I tried this recipe. The taste is good but i didn’t get the cake much fluffy. Can you please let me know what might be fault.

    Thanks

    Hi Nita, thanks for trying the recipe. If I remember right these muffins were not fluffy, they were dense only.

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