Muffin- Gingerbread Muffins
List of Ingredients
1 egg
1/3 cup shortening
1/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup molasses
2 1/8 cups cake flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 (scant) teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 cup hot water
Recipe
Combine flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. Set aside. Crack egg into bowl; beat with wire whisk. Set aside. In mixer, cream sugar and shortening; add molasses. Alternately add 1/2 of the flour mixture and 1/2 of hot water, mixing well after each addition and ending with the flour. With mixer running, gradually add the egg, mixing until it is combined and continue to mix for 2 minutes. Spray muffin pans with cooking spray and portion batter into pans to about 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes or until centers spring back when lightly touched. Remove from pans immediately. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar if desired.
Source: University of Alabama School of Nutrition and Hospitality Management.
Tuscaloosa News 5/02/01
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