Raspberry Poppy Seed Muffins

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 vanilla beans, split or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup poppy seed
• 8 1/2 ounces cake flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 6 egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 -2 pint raspberries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 f. grease and flour muffin tins.
• 2 mix together butter and sugar in a mixer on second speed.
• 3 add split vanilla bean (or 1 tsp. vanilla extract) into egg yolks.
• 4 slowly add yolks, one at a time, to butter/sugar mixture. beat until mixture is a soft lemon color.
• 5 stir in sour cream and poppy seeds.
• 6 sift the dry ingredients together and add into egg yolk mixture.
• 7 in a separate bowl, beat egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar until stiff.
• 8 fold into egg yolk mixture. gently stir in 1-2 pints of fresh raspberries.
• 9 bake in greased muffin tins for 20-25 minutes.