Pumpkin Muffins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup unbleached flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons canned milk
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin

Recipe

• 1 sift together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
• 2 cream together shortening and sugar in mixing bowl until ight and fluffy, using electric mixer at medium speed.
• 3 beat in egg.
• 4 combine pumpkin and milk in small bowl.
• 5 add dry ingredients alternately with pumpkin mixture to creamed mixture, stirring well after each addition.
• 6 spoon pagger into paper-lined 2 1/2-inch muffin-pan cups, filling 2/3rds full.
• 7 bake in 350 degree f. oven 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• 8 serve hot with butter and homemade jam.