History Soft 'n' Tender Molasses Muffins

[donna]

There are some historians who argue that the Molasses Act of 1733 played a greater role in precipitating the Revolutionary War than the British tax on tea coming into American ports. The Molasses Act, mostly evaded by the Colonists, levied a heavy tax on sugar and molasses coming from everyhere except the British sugar islands in the Caribbean.

It has been speculated that the restrictions placed on the colonies' importation of sugar and cane molasses may have spurred the colonists' early interest in the use of sorgham as a sweetner.

You can use either cane molasses or sorgham molasses for this recipe.

Soft 'n' Tender Molasses Muffins

2 cups all purpose, unbleached, or whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk
1/2 cups cane or sorghum molasses

Sift together dry ingredients. In a different bowl, beat liquids together. Combine the mixtures. Pour into 12 greased muffin cups. Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.

These are delicious for breakfast with coffee.

From: "Sweet 'n' Slow" by Patricia B. Mitchell. page 19.

 

[nitrofd]

Being in the south I would add some pecans to that one.a little southern touch.

 

[donna]

My husband can't eat nuts so this recipe nice for him.

 

[Northern Light]

My husband can't eat nuts so this recipe nice for him.

Dried cranberries, chocolate chips, maybe just butter!