Pumpkin Muffins

Those who have been following my post, know that I have quite a few muffin recipes.    And you know for prior posts that I grow my own pumpkins and use the pumpkin puree in many recipes.  Now that fall is upon us, and pumpkin flavor is everywhere - I thought I would share my easy to make pumpkin muffins.  Everyone loves these, and my great granddaughter, (she's 8), gets so excited when she gets to help make them.  That's how easy they are to make, (no mixer required).  And she begs to lick the spoon and the bowl, (much to my protests).  Here's how I make mine;

You will need:
1 1/2 cup flour
1 teas. baking powder
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 teas. pumpkin pie spice
1 1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teas. baking soda
1/2 teas salt
For the streusel topping:
1/2 Tabs. sugar
1/2 teas. cinnamon

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

Line a muffin tin with liners, and spray the liners with baking spray.  (My little one loves to do this job for me).

Note:  you can also omit the liners and just spray the muffin tin.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder.  Make sure to mix the items together well. 

(I give this chore to my little one.  Just hand them a fork and let them stir it up well).

Measure the oil and add the eggs.  Then whisk well together.

In a medium bowl whisk together the sugar, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. 

(again, another job the little one can do with a fork).

Add in the oil and egg mixture, and stir in.

Add in the pumpkin, and stir in until smooth.

 Pour the pumpkin mixture into the flour and stir just until the flour is combined.  Don't over mix.

Spoon into the muffin tin.

In a small bowl combine the streusel toppings, (1 Tabs. sugar and 1 teas. cinnamon), and mix well.

Spoon over the top of the muffins.

The more topping, the better my grand kids and great granddaughter like them.

Bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes until the muffins are done, (a toothpick inserted comes out clean).

Let the muffins cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from muffin tin.

And enjoy.

I like to have one for breakfast.  But, the rest of the family eat these all day long.  And because we grow our own pumpkin and keep the pumpkin puree in the freezer ready to cook with, we can enjoy these year round.

Grab some pumpkin puree and give these a try.

Enjoy!