Pumpkin Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (15 -16 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk or 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2-3/4 cup chopped pecans or 1/2-3/4 cup raisins
• cinnamon sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
• 2 stir to blend.
• 3 in separate bowl, combine pumpkin, melted butter, milk or half-and-half, the beaten eggs, sugas and vanilla; mix until blended.
• 4 stir pumpkin mixture into the dry ingredients until moistened.
• 5 fold in pecan or raisins.
• 6 do not overmix.
• 7 line 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease well and dust with flour. fill the tins about 3/4 full with the pumpkin muffin batter.
• 8 sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar if desired.
• 9 bake 375.