Sweet Potato Muffins
Source of Recipe
Christiana Campbell's Tavern
List of Ingredients
1 1/4 cups Sugar + 2 tbl. sugar
1 1/4 cups Mashed cooked sweet potatoes -OR yams (fresh or canned)
1/2 cup Butter room temperature
2 large Eggs room temperature
1 1/2 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Baking powder
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Milk
1/2 cup Chopped raisins
1/4 cup Chopped walnuts or pecans
1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon
Recipe
Thoroughly grease 24 muffin cups or prepare with paper liners. Preheat oven to 400¼F. Beat 1-1/4 cups sugar, sweet potatoes and butter until smooth. Add eggs and blend well. Sift together flour, baking powder, spices and salt. Add alternately with milk to sweet potato mixture, stirring just to blend; do not overmix. Fold in raisins and nuts. Spoon into muffin cups. Mix remaining sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over muffins. Bake until muffins test done, about 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm. Muffins may be frozen and reheated.
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