Ingredients

about 5 dozen miniature muffins

　　2 cups water

　　2 cups sugar

　　2 cups grated apples

　　2 cups raisins

　　1 cup (2 sticks) butter

　　2 teaspoons cinnamon

　　2 teaspoons freshly grated nutmeg

　　1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

　　1 cup chopped walnuts

　　2 teaspoons baking soda

　　3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

　　

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the water, sugar, apples, raisins, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and cool completely.

　　

Step 2

In a large bowl, stir the nuts and baking soda into the flour. Add the cooled mixture to the bowl, and stir until blended. Fill greased miniature muffin tins with batter to the top. Bake for 15 minutes.

　　The Lady & Sons, Too! by Paula Deen. © 2001 by Paula H. Deen. Published by Random House. All Rights Reserved.Paula H. Deen was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she and her two sons, Bobby and Jamie, started the Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons Restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. Paula is the host of Food Network’s Paula’s Home Cooking and is a regular guest on QVC, where her cookbooks are one of the newtowrk’s biggest sellers.