cashew raisin muffin

Makes: 14 Muffins.

Ingredients:

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2 1/2 cup flour
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2 tsp baking powder
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1/2 cup raisins
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1/2 cup unsalted cashews
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Pinch of salt
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1 1/2 cups apple sauce
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1/2 cup oil
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1/3 cup sugar
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1/3 cup brown sugar
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1 tbsp molasses
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1/2 cup milk
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Topping:
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2 tbsp brown sugar
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1 tbsp flour
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Directions:

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Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
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Dice your cashews into bite sized pieces.

Prepare a cupcake pan by lining the cups with paper liners. If you would like a more traditional muffin then oil and flour the cupcake cups, then shake out any excess flour.

In a large bowl combine your flour, baking powder, cashews, raisins, and salt. Mix with a whisk until well combined.

In a large bowl add the apple sauce, sugar, molasses, oil, and milk. Mix this with a whisk until well combined.

Now pour the wet ingredients on top of the dry ingredients and mix until everything just comes together, essentially when all the flour is hydrated. Try not to over mix there will be lumps which is okay, you want to avoid building Gluten.

Pour your batter into your cupcake tins. You will want to fill them 3/4 of the way full.

Now combine all ingredients for your topping in a bowl and mix well. Using a spoon or your fingers sprinkle the topping as evenly as you can across the top of each muffin.

 Place in the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, approximately 15-20 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let cool completely before trying to remove from the pan.