Sweet Wine and Red Grape Muffins

Submitted by ellie3763

"from "food blogga" - http://foodblogga.blogspot.com/2009/08/red-grapes-in-muffins-oh-yeah.html"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 11 muffins
• Serves: 11

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2⁄3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 2⁄3 cup sweet wine (such as Rieisling or Muscata)
• 1 cup seedless red grapes

directions

1. Place a rack in the middle of the oven, and preheat to 375 degrees F.
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Beat butter with 2/3 cup sugar using an electric mixer on medium speed, until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in zest.
4. Add flour mixture in two batches, alternately wtih wine, beginning and ending flour, mixing until just incorporated.
5. Toss grapes with remaining tablespoon flour, then fold into batter.
6. Divide batter among muffin cups. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake until golden and springy to the touch, 18-20 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes, then loosen with a knife, and remove. Cool to warm, 5-10 minutes more. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Reviews

[Don Steele]

Ellie,I made these this morning for the "gals" and my GP'S office,I usually try to bring them something,gets me Brownie points.They enjoyed them very much,as did I.<br/>I thought that the whole grape may be overwelming and so cut them in half,this worked out fine.I also put a half grape on top of each before baking for "looks" and also added some decorating sugar on top ,in place of the recipe's granulated sugar,and omitted the icing sugar after they came out. The half grape and the glisten of the decorator sugar to me,made a lovely presentation.For the wine I uesd Manischewitz,concord grape and all of this must have done the trick.They were super.I will look forward to making these again...Don