Peppy Pumpkin Muffins

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/2 cup milk (i use 1% low-fat milk)
• 1/2 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f grease or line 24 mini muffin cups or 12 standard size muffin cups.
• 2 sift together flour, baking powder, salt and spices.
• 3 in a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar together until fluffy (using a mixer is easiest).
• 4 beat in egg, oil, milk and pumpkin puree until well mixed.
• 5 stir in dry ingredients just until combined - do not over-mix or your muffins will be dry.
• 6 divide batter among the muffin cups and then sprinkle each muffin with a few pumpkin seeds.
• 7 bake for 15-17 minutes till muffins pass the pick test. let cool in pans 5 minutes before removing to rack to cool completely.