Tomato Spice Muffins

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Country Woman- Nancy Andrews, Salisbury, North Carolina

Categories: Cupcakes-Muffins

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 5 cups seeded quartered tomatoes (about 6 medium)
  • 1 cup raisins

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients; set aside. In a food processor, combine the eggs, butter, vanilla and tomatoes; cover and process until tomatoes are finely chopped. Add to dry ingredients, stir just until moistened. Fold in raisins.
  2. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

  3. makes about 2 dozen

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