Spiced-up Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg (grated fresh is best for this recipe)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 egg
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/4 cup dried currant (i do not use this in mine as i just love the spices) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400f (200c) and prepare muffin tins by greasing or lining them with paper.
• 2 in a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and allspice - then set aside.
• 3 in a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, cream, milk, melted butter (and currants if you are using them).
• 4 add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir just until blended (do not overmix).
• 5 spoon into the muffin tins, filling 2/3rds full.
• 6 bake for about 20 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• 7 cool in tins for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.