Love Muffins

"What are you doing?" my father said one Saturday morning, lured out by the sweet smell of lemons and butter and golden batter rising in pans.
"Making muffins" Grandma Lynn said.
My father did a sanity check,staring at her. He was still in his robe and it was almost ninety degrees at ten in the morning,but she had pantyhose and makeup on. Then he noticed Hal in an undershirt out in the yard.
"My God Lynn," he said. "That boy is young enough..."
"But he's de-lec-ta-ble!"
My father shook his head and sat down at the kitchen table.
"When will the love muffins be done, Mata Hari?"

~ The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold~

Citrus raisin muffins

~1/2 cup golden raisins
~ 200g plain flour
~1 tbsp baking powder
~zest of 2 limes, grated
~150g castor sugar
~pinch of salt

~225ml yogurt
~100ml vegetable oil
~juice of 1 lime
~1 egg.

+Preheat the oven to 200'C. Soak the raisins in hot water, leave aside.
+In a medium bowl, sift flour and baking powder together. Stir in lime zest, sugar and salt. Set aside.
+In a large bowl, beat yogurt, oil, juice and egg together. Drain the raisins. Mix in flour mixture and raisins into wet ingredients. DON'T OVERMIX.
+Divide mixture into muffin cups, fill halfway.
+Bake for 15 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in middle comes out clean.