Old German Muffins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon rum
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 1/4 cups flour, unbleached
• 1/4 cup almonds, ground
• 1 tablespoon orange rind, grated
• 1/4 cup raisins, if desired

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar.
• 2 beat in eggs, rum, vanilla, and milk.
• 3 mix cinnamon, baking powder, and flour.
• 4 add flour mixture to butter mixture.
• 5 gently mix in almonds, orange rind, and raisins.
• 6 pour batter into greased muffin tins, filling half full.
• 7 bake at 375 degrees f. for 25 to 30 minutes, or until browned.