Perfect Pumpkin Mini Muffins

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup apricot nectar
• 1 cup pastry flour (this can be substituted with all-purpose, but be more gentle while stirring so as not to create to m)
• 1 3/4-2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2-2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup ground pecans
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, cold

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 line mini muffin pan with paper (or foil) liners.
• 3 for muffin batter:.
• 4 sift together both flours, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. set aside.
• 5 beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla with whisk attachment on stand-up mixer on medium for 2 minutes or until pale yellow.
• 6 add pumpkin, veg oil, and nectar and whisk on low until just combined.
• 7 fold in dry ingredients until just combined. set aside.
• 8 for strudel topping:.
• 9 combined first four ingredients.
• 10 cut in the butter with pastry cutter or fingers until crumby.
• 11 for muffins:.
• 12 fill lined mini muffin tins 3/4 to the top with batter then fill to the top with strudel topping.
• 13 bake for 10-12 minutes.
• 14 cool and eat!