Sunday Muffins: Pumpkin Muffins
After IHOP failed to satisfy my hankerin' for pumpkin pancakes yesterday, I turned to my own kitchen to comfort my tongue. Instead of pancakes, though, I made muffins and ate them this morning. Now, that's the taste my tooth was set for!
Pumpkin Muffins2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (about 10 ounces)
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup golden raisins
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup canola oil
1/4 cup molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
Cooking spray
2 tablespoons granulated sugarPreheat oven to 400°.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, ginger, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Stir in raisins; make a well in center of mixture.
Combine brown sugar, canned pumpkin, buttermilk, canola oil, molasses, vanilla extract, and eggs, stirring well with a whisk. Add sugar mixture to flour mixture; stir just until moist.
Spoon batter into 18 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with granulated sugar. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove muffins from pans immediately; cool on a wire rack.
Yield: 18 servings (serving size: 1 muffin)
CALORIES 202 (23% from fat); FAT 5.1g (sat 0.8g,mono 2g,poly 1.9g); PROTEIN 2.9g; CHOLESTEROL 24mg; CALCIUM 35mg; SODIUM 159mg; FIBER 1.2g; IRON 1.7mg; CARBOHYDRATE 37.5g
Cooking Light, NOVEMBER 2006
I halved the recipe because we've been slow to eat muffins recently, and after several days, they seem to dry out. I wish I had made the full recipe of these, though, because they're so good that it's difficult to stop eating them. They're so light and moist, too, that I think they would store well for several days, if you could hold off eating them for that long.
I omitted the raisins, which I think was a good move. They don't need the extra sweetness or the competing flavor. I also sprinkled cinnamon sugar on the top. I have a few more recipes for pumpkin muffins, which I"m eager to try out. Instead of sating my desire for pumpkin pancakes, these muffins have increased my appetite for all things pumpkin. Perhaps November will be Pumpkin Muffin Month...