Mincemeat Mini Muffins With Sherry Butter

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans
• 1 cup plain yogurt, stirred
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup prepared mincemeat (from a jar)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar (called also powdered or icing sugar)
• 1 tablespoon cream sherry

Recipe

• 1 for the mini muffins: preheat the oven to 400°f butter 36 miniature muffin cups.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, combine the flours, nutmeg, baking powder, salt, sugar, and nuts.
• 3 in a small bowl, combine the yogurt, eggs, mincemeat, and butter. add the mincemeat mixture to the dry ingredients and blend just until combined; don’t over mix.
• 4 scoop the batter into the muffin cups and bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. remove from cups and cool on a wire rack. serve warm with sherry butter. makes 36 miniature muffins.
• 5 for the sherry butter: in a small bowl, cream together all of the ingredients. with an electric mixer beat at high speed until light and fluffy. turn into a serving bowl and serve without chilling.
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