Gingerbread Muffins

What you need:

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 2 cups white whole wheat flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup raisins, I prefer golden for these muffins

What you do:

Preheat oven to 350*. In main bowl: cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in egg, applesauce, molasses and syrup.

In a separate bowl whisk together all dry ingredients. In a small bowl or measuring pitcher combine milk, juice and vanilla.

Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients into main bowl, mix. Pour in half the milk/juice mixture, mix. Alternate with dry, wet and then lastly dry. Blend until smooth then fold in raisins. Fill muffin liners or greased muffin tins 3/4 full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Made 15 muffins for me.