Ginger Muffins

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup dark molasses
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/8 cup hot water
• 1 cup boiling water

Recipe

• 1 beat together: sugar, oil, molasses and eggs.
• 2 dissolve baking soda in 1/8-cup hot water.
• 3 mix soda and water with batter.
• 4 sift 2 cups flour, ginger, allspice, cinnamon and salt into bowl with molasses mixture; mix well.
• 5 add 1 cup boiling water to batter and mix well. (batter will be fairly thin like cake batter).
• 6 grease muffin pans (either regular or mini) or line with paper liners (i like to give them a quick shot of baking spray). fill muffin cups just a bit more than 3/4 full.
• 7 bake at 400°f for 8-9 minutes for mini muffins; 12-15 minutes for standard muffins.
• 8 makes 24 standard muffins.