Spice Muffins - Bad As You Wanna Be

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 cup walnuts (optional)
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup half-and-half
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• coarsly chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. grease 12 muffin cups.
• 2 combine water and raisins in a saucepan; simmer 10 minutes. set aside; do not drain.
• 3 cream shortening and sugar. add egg and raisins and reserved liquid. combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture; mix well.
• 4 stir in walnuts, using.
• 5 divide batter among prepared muffin cups.
• 6 bake 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done by inserting a toothpick that comes out clean.
• 7 cool 10 minutes, remove from pan and cool completely on a rack.
• 8 to make frosting:
• 9 combine brown sugar, half and half and salt in a sauce pan.
• 10 bring to a boil over low heat and stir until smooth,.
• 11 stir in butter and vanilla.
• 12 remove from heat, cool slightly.
• 13 stir in confectioners' sugar.
• 14 frost muffins; top with nuts, if desired.