Tomato Spice Muffins

Do not be too quick to judge these muffins! When I first heard of them I thought "eww!", but then I tasted them and was completely surprised by them. I recommend you try them,  and when you have company over just don't tell them what is in them...after all what they don't know won't hurt them!
Makes approximately 2 dozen muffins.

Ingredients:
4 cups flour (sifted if possible)
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. ground pepper
2 eggs
1/2 cup melted and cooled butter
2 tsp. vanilla extract
5 cups seeded and quartered tomatoes
desired amount of raisins (optional)

~ Heat oven to 350 F.
 Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves, nutmeg, and pepper in a large bowl and set aside.
Combine eggs, butter, vanilla extract, and tomatoes in a food processor and process until tomatoes are finely chopped. Add to dry ingredients, and stir just until moist. Fold in raisins.

Fill greased or paper lined muffin tins 3/4 full. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Once taken out of the oven, cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack.