Tres Palmas
Bed and Breakfast

Palm Desert, California

Specialty Recipe

Zucchini Nut Muffins

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 cup oil

2 cups grated unpeeled zucchini

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup chopped walnuts

1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease muffin pans. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon and set aside. Combine sugar and eggs in large bowl of electric mixer and beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Gradually add oil in slow, steady stream, beating constantly 2 to 3 minutes. Add zucchini and vanilla and blend well. Stir in walnuts and raisins. Fold in dry ingredients just until batter is evenly moistened; do not overmix! Spoon into muffin cups 2/3 full.

Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before removing from pan.

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