Pumpkin Walnut Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin
• 1/4 cup well-shaken buttermilk
• 2 large eggs
• 3 tablespoons unsulphured molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour or 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup chopped pitted dates (about 4 ounces)
• 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts (about 3 ounces)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f and grease twelve 1/2-cup muffin cups.
• 2 melt butter and cool slightly.
• 3 in a bowl whisk together butter, pumpkin, buttermilk, eggs, molasses, and vanilla.
• 4 into a large bowl sift together flours, baking powder, spices, salt, and baking soda and whisk in brown sugar.
• 5 make a well in center of flour mixture and add pumpkin mixture, stirring just until combined.
• 6 stir in dates and divide batter among cups.
• 7 sprinkle walnuts evenly over batter in each cup and bake muffins in middle of oven 20 to 25 minutes, or until puffed and a tester comes out clean.
• 8 cool muffins in cups 5 minutes and turn out onto a rack.
• 9 serve muffins warm or at room temperature.