Pumpkin-apple Muffins

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 granny smith apple, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients.
• 2 make a well in the center of mixture.
• 3 in another bowl, combine pumpkin, butter, and eggs; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
• 4 fold in chopped apple.
• 5 spoon batter into greased muffin pans; fill 2/3 full.
• 6 mix together 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; sprinkle evenly over muffins.
• 7 bake in a 350°f oven for 20 minutes; remove from pans immediately and cool on wire racks.