Spiced Apple Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup of sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• pinch of ground nutmeg
• 2 small apples, peeled, cored and diced
• 2/3 cup of raisins
• 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
• 2 eggs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, Cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg in a large bowl and mix well.
3. Blend oil and eggs until frothy, then add to the dry mix, being careful not to over mix.
4. Fold in apples and raisins.
5. Spoon the (very thick) batter into a paper-lined muffin tin and bake for 35 minutes.

Note: these are very dense, hearty muffins... a great morning meal-on-the-go, but not exactly "fluffy"... try them on a cold autumn morning!