Buttered Rum Muffins

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup oleo, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1/8 teaspoon clove
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 5 tablespoons rum, divided
• 3 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 beat oleo at medium speed til creamy.
• 2 add 1/2c sugar beating well.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time beating after each addition.
• 4 combine flour and next 4 ingredients.
• 5 combine milk and 21/2 tbs rum.
• 6 add flourmix alternately with milk mixture.
• 7 begin and end with flour mixture.
• 8 beat at low speed til blended after each addition.
• 9 spoon into greased muffin tins.
• 10 fill 3/4 full.
• 11 bake 375 degrees 20- 25 min.
• 12 when done remove at once.
• 13 cook 21/2 tbs rum and 3 tbs sugar just to boil and brush over muffins.