Here’s a delicious recipe for pumpkin muffins:
Ingredients:
- All-purpose flour: 1 ½ cups
- Granulated sugar: ¾ cup
- Brown sugar: ½ cup
- Baking powder: 1 teaspoon
- Baking soda: ½ teaspoon
- Ground cinnamon: 1 teaspoon
- Ground nutmeg: ½ teaspoon
- Salt: ¼ teaspoon
- Eggs: 2 large
- Pumpkin puree: 1 cup (canned or homemade)
- Vegetable oil: ⅓ cup (or melted butter)
- Vanilla extract: 1 teaspoon
- Optional add-ins: ½ cup walnuts or chocolate chips (if desired)
Instructions:
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Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners or grease it lightly.
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Mix dry ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
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Mix wet ingredients: In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract until smooth.
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Combine mixtures: Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Stir gently until just combined (do not overmix). If using, fold in walnuts or chocolate chips.
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Fill muffin cups: Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups, filling each about ¾ full.
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Bake: Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
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Cool and serve: Allow the muffins to cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Enjoy your delicious pumpkin muffins!