RASPBERRY POPPY SEED MUFFINS
INGREDIENTS:
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
4 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup poppy seeds
8 1/2 ounces cake flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
6 egg whites
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
1 - 2 pint raspberries
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 315 degrees. Grease and flour muffin tins.
Mix together butter and sugar in a mixer on second speed.
Add split vanilla bean (or 1 tsp. vanilla extract) into egg
yolks. Slowly add yolks, one at a time, to butter/sugar
mixture. Beat until mixture is a soft lemon color. Stir in
sour cream and poppy seeds. Sift the dry ingredients together
and add into egg yolk mixture. In a separate bowl, beat egg
whites, sugar and cream of tartar until stiff. Fold into egg
yolk mixture. Gently stir in 1-2 pints of fresh raspberries.
Bake in greased muffin tins for 20-25 minutes.
Yield: Makes 12-18 muffins