Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins

Submitted by Brookelynne26

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 21 muffins
• Serves: 21

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons melted butter or 1 1/2 tablespoons cooking spray
• 3 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1 cup canned mashed pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2⁄3 2/3 cup cider or 2/3 cup orange juice
• 1 1⁄2 cups raisins

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F Grease 12 half-cup muffin cups with melted butter. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt; set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, applesauce, pumpkin, and vanilla until blended. Add dry ingredients, alternating with the juice, beginning and ending with the dry mixture; mix until smooth. Fold in raisins.
3. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each cup two-thirds full. Bake on the center oven rack until a toothpick inserted in the center of each muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and allow muffins to cool in the pans several minutes; turn muffins out onto a rack. Serve muffins warm or at room temperature. Repeat steps 1 through 3 with remaining batter.