Spice Muffins - Bad As You Wanna Be

Submitted by Yia Yia

"Yummy yummy! From the 1950's and warm and spicy with a brown sugar icing that is butterscotchy good! I think this recipe comes from Star Bakery in Brooklyn, NY."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 20
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 3⁄4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄4 cup walnuts (optional)

• Frosting

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1⁄3 cup half-and-half
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• coarsly chopped walnuts (optional)

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 12 muffin cups.
2. Combine water and raisins in a saucepan; simmer 10 minutes. Set aside; do not drain.
3. Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg and raisins and reserved liquid. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture; mix well.
4. Stir in walnuts, using.
5. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups.
6. Bake 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done by inserting a toothpick that comes out clean.
7. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely on a rack.

8. To make frosting:

9. Combine brown sugar, half and half and salt in a sauce pan.
10. Bring to a boil over low heat and stir until smooth,.
11. Stir in butter and vanilla.
12. Remove from heat, cool slightly.
13. Stir in confectioners' sugar.
14. Frost muffins; top with nuts, if desired.

Reviews

[Chilicat]

These are definitely rich muffins! With all the spices I thought they might turn out really strong, but the flavor was just right. The icing is tasty but very sweet. The consistency is perfect though - it smooths out as soon as you spread it and quickly forms a crust and dries to a shiny finish. Thanks for posting!

 

[Wendy's Kitchen]

These are the best muffins I have made! They deserve the 5 stars and more! The topping makes it. I did not add the raisins nor the nuts. I made 6 jumbo muffins - probably smaller ones are better as they are rich. I would also probably up the spices a bit and maybe add some ground ginger too..but that is my personal preference my children aboslutely guzzled these.