Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Description

Muffins that taste just like cinnamon rolls.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup raisins
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon milk, or more as needed

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.
  2. Combine raisins and water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and let sit for 10 minutes.
  3. Stir flour
  4. sugar
  5. baking powder
  6. cinnamon
  7. and salt together in a large bowl. Make a well in the center.
  8. Stir melted butter into the raisin-water mixture
  9. then add eggs and mix until well beaten. Pour into the well in the flour mixture; mix quickly and lightly with a fork until moistened and lumpy; do not beat. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
  10. Bake in the preheated oven until golden
  11. about 25 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely
  12. about 20 minutes.
  13. Meanwhile
  14. combine powdered sugar and vanilla for glaze in a bowl. Stir in 1 teaspoon milk
  15. adding more if necessary
  16. until thin enough to drizzle.
  17. Drizzle glaze over cooled muffins.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Servings: 18

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