These muffins originated from Girasole, Sonia's restaurant, with her very popular lemon cake. The muffins are a twist on her simple cake and are perfect when you want just a bit of sweet.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups cake flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup butter (softened), 1 cup sugar, 3 large room temperature eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 3/4 cup milk, combine 1/2 cup lemon juice with 1/2 cup water, golden raisins soaked in brandy, sliced almonds, fresh cranberries.
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°F. Use oil spray to grease 2 mini muffin baking sheets. Soak 30 golden raisins in brandy. Strain raisins before using.
On the side, combine flour, baking powder, and salt with a wire whisk. In your mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and mix until they combine completely. Slowly add flour alternately with milk. Batter should be smooth. Strain raisins from brandy.
Fill muffin hole only 3/4 with cake batter. Add and press 3-4 raisins & almonds or 2 cranberries & almonds. Bake 12 minutes. Repeat until batter is gone. Garnish with powdered sugar. Can be served with vanilla ice cream.
SERVING SIZE
24 muffins
NOTES
Powdered sugar can be made from grinding cane sugar in a coffee bean grinder.
INGREDIENTS
2 cups cake flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup butter (softened), 1 cup sugar, 3 large room temperature eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 3/4 cup milk, combine 1/2 cup lemon juice with 1/2 cup water, golden raisins soaked in brandy, sliced almonds, fresh cranberries.
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350°F. Use oil spray to grease 2 mini muffin baking sheets. Soak 30 golden raisins in brandy. Strain raisins before using.
On the side, combine flour, baking powder, and salt with a wire whisk. In your mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla and mix until they combine completely. Slowly add flour alternately with milk. Batter should be smooth. Strain raisins from brandy.
Fill muffin hole only 3/4 with cake batter. Add and press 3-4 raisins & almonds or 2 cranberries & almonds. Bake 12 minutes. Repeat until batter is gone. Garnish with powdered sugar. Can be served with vanilla ice cream.
SERVING SIZE
24 muffins
NOTES
Powdered sugar can be made from grinding cane sugar in a coffee bean grinder.
