Applesauce Raisin Muffins

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

  (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp. allspice
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup salted butter

  salted (1 stick)
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large eggs
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup raisins

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 400º.
• 2 Spray 15 regular-sized muffin tins with cooking spray; set aside.
• 3 In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, allspice and baking soda.
• 4 Stir well to make sure spices are fully incorporated.
• 5 In a separate medium mixing bowl, beat butter with granulated sugar until smooth
  and creamy.
• 6 Beat in egg, applesauce and vanilla.
• 7 Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients along with the raisins.
• 8 Stir just until ingredients are moistened.
• 9 Do not overmix!
• 10 Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins, filling almost to the top.
• 11 Bake at 400º approximately 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center
  comes out clean.
• 12 Cool muffins in pan for 10 minutes; remove pan to wire cooling rack to cool
  completely. 

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