Pumpkin Walnut Muffins

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar or 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1/2 cup diamond sliced walnuts
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup diamond ground walnuts
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack unsweetened pumpkin
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 cup diamond walnut oil

Recipe

• 1 to make the crumb topping: in a medium bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and salt.
• 2 add butter and with your fingertips lightly rub butter and flour mixture together until mixture resembles very coarse meal.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 to make the muffins: preheat oven to 350°.
• 5 spread sliced walnuts on a baking sheet or in a shallow pan.
• 6 bake, stirring once or twice, until lightly browned and fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes.
• 7 let cool.
• 8 leave oven set at 350°.
• 9 line 24 (2 1/4-inch) muffin cups with paper baking cups, or coat with vegetable oil spray.
• 10 in a medium bowl, combine sugar, flour, ground walnuts, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, baking soda, and salt.
• 11 whisk gently to blend.
• 12 in a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin, eggs, butter, and oil until well blended.
• 13 stir in the toasted sliced walnuts.
• 14 stir in flour mixture just until dry ingredients are moistened (do not overmix).
• 15 spoon batter into muffin cups, filling each about three-fourths full.
• 16 sprinkle evenly with crumb topping.
• 17 bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.
• 18 cool 5 minutes in the pans, then transfer to a wire rack.
• 19 serve slightly warm or at room temperature.
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