Pumpkin Muffins

From Scratch -- The Photos

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 Cups Flour
• 2 TSP Baking Powder
• 3/4 TSP Salt
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 1/2 TSP Ground Cinnamon
• 1/2 TSP Grated Nutmeg
• 4 TB Butter
• 1 EGG
• 1/2 Cup Mashed Pumpkin Flesh
• 1/2 Cup Milk
• 1/2 Cup Golden Raisins

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, and spices in one bowl.
• In the microwave melt the butter in the milk (in mine, it takes about a minute and a half)
• In a second bowl, break eggs and add mashed pumpkin and raisins, stir well.
• Add milk and melted butter slowly while stirring.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
• Pour into the butter cups of a 12 cup muffin pan.
• Bake for approx. 20 minutes

Ideas:

Pour the batter into the bread pan of a bread machine. Using the "bake" setting results in a beautiful and tasty, sweet pumpkin bread.