Butter Tart Muffins With Raisins Recipes

RAISIN BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat the egg with the sugar using a fork until well blended. Stir in the melted butter, lemon juice, nutmeg, and raisins. Fill tart shells half full.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Allow tarts to stand for a few minutes in the pans before removing to racks to cool.

BUTTER TART MUFFINS

Steps:

• 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.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 12 muffin cups or coat with cooking spray.
• 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.
• 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.

BUTTER TART MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, cook raisins, sugar, butter, eggs, milk and rum flavoring, stirring frequently, until it is slightly thickened and just beginning to bubble.
• Cool slightly, uncovered.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir tog the dry ingredients.
• Make a well in the centre and pour in warm raisin mixture, stirring just until combined.
• Spoon muffin mixture into 12 greased muffins cups.
• Sprinkle walnuts over top of each muffin.
• Bake at 375°F for 17 minutes or until centre tests done.
• Remove from oven and immediately pour 1 tsp syrup over each muffin.
• Cool about 10 minutes before removing them to cool on rack.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

BUTTER TART MUFFINS WITH MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Place sugar, butter, eggs, milk and vanilla in a heavy-bottom saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened and beginning to bubble. Remove from heat, and strain if necessary. Stir in raisins and let cool, uncovered in refrigerator for 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add reserved raisin mixture and mix well.
• Fill into lightly greased large muffin tins. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden and cake tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and brush tops with maple syrup.
• Makes 6 Texas-sized muffins.