Pumpkin Muffins

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• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
• 1⁄3 cup  vegetable oil
• 2  large eggs
• 1  teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (a combo of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and allspice)
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 1  tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven toe 350°F; put liners in muffin cups.
2. Whisk together flour and baking powder in a small bowl.
3. Whisk together pumpkin, oil, eggs, pumpkin-pie spice, 1.25 cups sugar, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl until smooth, then whisk in flour mixture until just combined.
4. Stir together cinnamon and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar in another bowl.
5. Divide batter among muffin cups (each should be about 3/4 full), then sprinkle tops with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake until puffed and golden brown and a wooden pick or skewer inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
6. Cool in pan on a rack 5 minutes, then transfer muffins from pan to rack and cool to warm or room temperature.