Mini Pumpkin Muffins Mix

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup raisins (optional) or 1 cup dried sweetened cranberries (optional) or 1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 (15 ounce) can libby's canned pumpkin

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients, except pumpkin, in large bowl.
• 2 pour into a resealable plastic bag; seal.
• 3 wrap muffin mix and can of pumpkin in fabric; tie with a matching ribbon or twine.
• 4 recipe to attach: pour muffin mix into large bowl.
• 5 cut in 1/2 cup vegetable shortening with pastry blender until mixture is fine.
• 6 add 1 cup libby's 100% pure pumpkin, 1 cup milk and 2 large eggs; mix until just moistened.
• 7 spoon into greased or paper-lined mini-muffin pans, filling 2/3 full.
• 8 bake in preheated 400ºf oven for 15 minutes; remove to wire racks.
• 9 sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.
• 10 makes about 60 mini muffins.