Recipe: Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Muffins
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I have a great PUMPKIN MUFFIN recipe that I made up from a good basic fruit muffin recipe. It's very sweet and appropriate for the season. It even makes a couple of extra muffins (I use a 6-muffin pan and two Pyrex custard cups for the extra)

Sift Together:
2 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
4 tsp. baking powder
Add to this:
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tsp. each: cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg and mix well

In another bowl combine:

2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin (not sweetened or pie mix)
1/4 cup molasses
1/8 cup honey
1/8 cup evaporated milk or heavy cream
1/2 cup apple cider
1/2 cup milk
Mix above well and add to dry mixture. Mix just until moistened.
Add 1/2 cup raisins.

Spray muffins tin with PAM and they POP right out. Fill tins 3/4 full or more

Optional: sprinkle muffins with cinnamon sugar before baking. Bake 20 minutes at 425 degrees or until knife inserted comes out clean.

These are GREAT muffins.