PUMPKIN MUFFINS #1

By curly

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsps pumpkin pie spice
• 1 1/2 tsps baking soda
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp 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 tsp vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• cooking spray
• 2 Tbsps granulated sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 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 degrees for 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove muffins from pans immediately; cool in a wire rack.