Better Baker Recipes

These great muffins are good for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

You can make this recipe in either side of the Better Baker.

Ingredients
2/3 cup dark raisin or golden raisin (or a mixture of both)
1 3/4 cups nonfat milk
2 tablespoons olive oil or walnut oil
1/2 cup finely diced tart green apple (we used about 1/2 a Granny Smith)
1/2 cup finely chopped walnut
1/3 cup applesauce, unsweetened
2 teaspoons dried Italian herb seasoning
2 tablespoons minced onion
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking powder

Directions

1)In a small bowl, cover the raisins with water and let sit 1 minute, then drain.

2)Allow raisins to stand for 30 minutes to absorb the moisture that remains on their skins.

3)Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

4)Liberally spray the Better Baker with a cooking spray with flour. 

5)In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, oil, apple, applesauce, walnuts, herbs, onion, sugar, salt and pepper.

6)Combine the flour and baking powder and sift together.

7)Add the flour mixture and raisins to the milk mixture and stir with a fork until the batter is blended.

8)Spoon batter into prepared Better Bowl, filling each cup to the fill line.

9)Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean.

10)Remove from the tins and transfer the muffins to a rack to cool about 5 minutes, then remove from pan.

11)Serve warm.

12)Makes 12 muffins.