WILD ABOUT PUMPKIN ORANGE MUFFINS

WET INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cups apple juice (or apple cider)
1 cup canned pumpkin (solid pack, not pie filling)
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup oil
2 eggs
Grated rind of 1 orange
DRY INGREDIENTS:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon mace
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (or pecans)
GARNISH:
12 walnuts, halved

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and grease muffin tin.

Mix together wet ingredients in a large bowl; set aside.

Combine dry ingredients in a small bowl. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet (larger bowl) until just mixed.

Spoon into prepared pan and decorate top of each muffin with a walnut or pecan half.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on rack.

Makes 12 muffins
Source: Wild About Muffins by Angela Clubb