Carrot, Raisin Fiber Muffins (amish Friendship Starter)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup amish starter
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup pureed sweet potato (i buy baby food and use it to sneak veggies into my son, you can also use applesauce or pureed carro)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup fiber cereal (crunched up)
• 1/2 cup oats
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons splenda artificial sweetener
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour (whole wheat is great, but will make for a more dense muffin)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot (about 1 carrot)
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 beat together wet ingredients (starter through vanilla) until just mixed.
• 2 add remaining dry ingredients (cereal through baking soda) and stir until just mixed (batter should be a little lumpy).
• 3 stir in carrots, raisins and nuts but do not over-mix.
• 4 fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full and bake 20 minutes at 375 degrees.
• 5 if not done, cook 5 minutes more and check again.