Ultimate Pumpkin Muffins
May 10, 2009 by Karlynn Johnston
Filed under Super Eats 'n Treats
K’s Ultimate Pumpkin Muffin
Preheat oven to 375.
Mix the following together in one large bowl.
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/4 cup water
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup applesauce (this happens to be one of the individual sized cups from a pack)
2 eggs
Mix well/sift in another bowl (I don’t sift but it would work here) :
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
Take your dry ingredients, and add to the wet. If you like spicier muffins, add more spices. These are pretty spiced tho. Mix together slowly, until almost completely mixed…hard to ’splain, but perhaps just until you can see the flour still in a few places. Add in half a cup of your choice of chocolate chips, raisins, or walnuts. ALL are fantastic, but the chocolate chips really make the kids feel like this is a HUGE treat. Mix these in, stopping right as soon as the batter is mixed. If you overmix, they turn out like rubber, this is the secret to pumpkin baking. Never overmix. I’ve eaten pumpkin muffins that bounce off the floor like a ball!
This makes 24 mini-muffins and 4 large ones. That’s just how it works out for me everytime. I would spray the pans if I were you, because with no oil, they stick.
Baking times are about 9 minutes for mini, and about 18 for large, but all ovens are different, so gauge yours.
Related posts:
