Day 3! 

    How do very moist and tasty pumpkin muffins sound? So many folks are using pumpkin for holiday treats, pumpkin pie, pumpkin rolls, pumkpin soup, etc.  I do also make the pies (with a secret ingredient), and the pumpkin rolls, but I have been making more of the muffins lately. 

    The recipe I use is so yummy, not to mention a huge hit to all that I share with. So now, I will share with all of you! I wish I had a photo to go along with the recipe. However, the photos will come in time. I'm still getting use to this whole blog idea. I thank you all in advance for your patience with me. 

    If you never try these, you don't know what you are missing!  I may just be giving some of these out for Christmas gifts!

PUMPKIN MUFFINS


Makes 1 dozen
 / Active time: 15 min.
/ Start to finish: 1 hour

INGREDIENTS:


1.5 cups all-purpose flour


1 tsp baking powder        


1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin (from a 15-oz can) (I accidentally put the entire 15 oz. can in, with no ill effects at all)


1/3 cup vegetable oil


2 large eggs


1 tsp pumpkin-pie spice (a combo of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and allspice)


1.25 cups plus 1 Tbsp sugar


1/2 tsp baking soda


1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon

Equipment: 12 foil or paper muffin liners; a muffin pan with 12 (1/2-cup) muffin cups

DIRECTIONS:
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350F. Put liners in muffin cups.

Whisk together flour and baking powder in a small bowl.

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.

Stir together cinnamon and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar in another bowl.

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.

Cool in pan on a rack 5 minutes, then transfer muffins from pan to rack and cool to warm or room temperature.

Enjoy!

Affectionately,

Franci