Maple SweetPotato Muffins
- 1 cup mashed SweetPotatoes
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Dash salt
- 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans
- 1/2 cup currants
- In large bowl, combine SweetPotatoes,
flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and
salt. Add eggs, oil and maple syrup; blend well. Stir in pecans
and currants.
- Spoon evenly into greased muffin cups,
filling each 3/4 full.
- Bake at 350*F for 15 minutes or until
muffins spring back when lightly touched. Remove muffins from
pan and serve warm.
Makes 1 1/2 dozen muffins.
calories 173 protein 2 g.
carbohydrate 21 g. fat 9 g.
cholesterol 17 mg. sodium 114 mg.
Vitamin A 2,382 IU
Recipe courtesy of North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission.