Pumpkin Muffins

Submitted by galexa

"Great for a breakfast or dessert! Serve warm with whipped cream cheese for a decadent treat. If you don't have pumpkin-pie spice on-hand, this is the recipe: 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice. I always add raisins to my muffins, but walnuts are good too!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 12-14 muffins

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup solid-pack pumpkin
• 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar, plus
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup raisins (optional)

directions

1. Put oven rack in middle position. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put muffin liners in muffin pan.
2. Combine (sift) flour and baking powder.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin, oil, eggs, pumpkin-pie spice, 1 1/4 cups sugar, baking soda, and salt.
4. Whisk flour mixture into sugar/pumpkin mixture until just combined.
5. Stir in raisins.
6. Stir together cinnamon and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar in another bowl.
7. Divide batter among muffin cups (each should be about 3/4 full), then sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar mixture.
8. Bake until golden brown and wooden toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.
9. Cool muffins in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack. Cool to warm or room temperature.

Reviews

[Kat's Mom]

Absolutely delicious! I used freshly cooked pumpkin and added chopped walnuts & currants which complemented nicely. Thanks for sharing.

 

[AutumnCro]

Loved this recipe! My kids devoured them.

 

[CrashCurran]

My kids and I loved this for breakfast this morning...hot out of the oven with a little fruit on the side! Yummy!

 

[kbmidura]

Really very good. I made them with walnuts instead of raisins. My husband is crazy about them!