Morning Glory Muffins

These are my favourite muffins to get at the Stone Crock bakery in St. Jacobs but do you know what... I can make them just as easily at home. A delightful combination of carrots, apples, coconut and raisins. They were supposed to have nuts (I always use pecans) but I forgot them this time. You can really taste the different ingredients especially the fresh apple.  These are going to be a regular in the rotation now.

Morning Glory Muffins
In a large bowl mix:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/4 cups white sugar
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt

Stir in:
2 cups grated carrot
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup nuts
1/2 cup coconut
1 apple, peeled, cored and grated

In a bowl beat 3 eggs, I cup vegetable oil and 2 tsp. vanilla
Stir all together and back at 350 F for 20 minutes or so. I made large muffins, filled the cups right up and it made about 15. I think the oil could be scaled back slightly, the muffin liners were a little greasy but they muffins were light and delicious.

Carrot Muffins

I try to make a different kind of muffin every week. They all seem to be good so I'm posting the recipe here. These muffins are moist and delicious. Apparently this recipe is from the Knotty Pine: a local restaurant and bakery that no longer exists. So it's a good thing I can make them myself. The extra step of boiling the raisins to plump them up is worth the effort. 

Carrot Muffins

1 cup raisins
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup brown sugar
4 eggs
1/4 cup molasses
1 cup milk
3 cups all purpose flour
3 tsp. baking powder
3 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
4 cups grated carrot

Boil raisins for 20 minutes or until water is absorbed. Cool.
Cream butter with brown sugar. Add eggs and beat well. Beat in molasses and milk (mixture will look curdled)
Stir together dry ingredients and add to mixture alternately with carrot. Gently stir in raisins. Grease muffin tin or use liners. Fill each cup heaping with batter. Bake for 15 to 20 min in preheated 400F oven. Let cool in tins before removing. Makes 18 generous muffins.