- 1¾ cups flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 5 tablespoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 teaspoons Dr. Price’s Baking Powder
- ⅔ cup raisins
- ⅞ cup milk
- 5 tablespoons melted shortening
Sift together flour, cocoa, sugar, salt, cinnamon and baking powder. Add raisins, then milk slowly to make a smooth batter. Add shortening and mix thoroughly. Put 1 tablespoon batter in each greased muffin tin and bake in moderate oven (400°) for about 20 minutes.
Makes 16 muffins.
MUFFIN SURPRISES
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup graham flour
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons Dr. Price’s Baking Powder
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons sugar or molasses
- 4 tablespoons melted shortening
Mix together dry ingredients. Add milk, beaten egg, molasses, if used, and shortening. Stir until smooth. Half fill each greased gem pan. Drop in center a stoned date, a teaspoon currant jelly, candied cherry or other fruit. Add teaspoon of batter and bake in moderate oven (375°) about 25 minutes.
Makes 12 muffins.
All measurements are level
