MUFFINS: Sweet potatoes and anything cooked with them are hits with me. Adding sweet potatoes to muffins enhances their nutritional value.

SWEET POTATO MUFFINS

 

 

 

dry ingredients:

    ¾ cup all purpose flour                                           

    2 tsp. baking powder

    ½ tsp. each salt & cinnamon

    ¼ tsp. nutmeg                                                                     

                                          

2/3 cup cooked sweet potatoes                                   

¼ cup butter

½ cup sugar                                                                

1 egg, beaten

½ cup milk

1/3 cup chopped raisins + ¼ cup chopped pecan                                            

 

                                               

 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Prepare muffin cups.

 

Puree sweet potatoes in a food processor or blender.  Use a hand-held electric beater to cream butter and sugar together until smooth, then add in the egg and the pureed potatoes. Sift dry ingredients together; then add mixture into the sweet potato mixture alternately with milk.  Add nuts and raisins, mixing until just combined. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.  Sprinkle a little sugar and cinnamon on top if desired.

 

Bake for about 20 minutes or until tested done.