Altdeutsche Brotchen

This quick and easy to make recipe is from the bakery at the Schloss Hotel Kronberg, Frankfurt, Germany.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Yields: 18 muffins

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup butter or 3⁄4 cup margarine
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  large eggs
• 1  tablespoon rum
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3  tablespoons milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 2 1⁄4 cups flour, unbleached
• 1⁄4 cup  almonds, Ground
• 1  tablespoon  orange rind, grated
• 1⁄4 cup raisins (optional)

Directions

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Beat in eggs, rum, vanilla, and milk. Mix cinnamon, baking powder, and flour.
3. Add flour mixture to butter mixture. Gently mix in almonds, orange rind, and raisins. Pour batter into greased muffin tins, filling half full.
4. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes, or until browned.