Whole Wheat Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup pumpkin puree (canned) puree, or homemade
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 cup pastry flour, whole wheat regular whole wheat flour works fine too
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves, ground
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet)

1. Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
2. Grease muffin tins with butter or cooking spray or line with paper liners.
3. Combine together sugar, oil, eggs in a large bowl (you can use a stand mixer here, if desired).
4. Stir in pumpkin and water.
5. In different bowl mix together the dry ingredients.
6. Add to wet mixture in batches to incorporate fully.
7. Stir in chocolate chips.
8. Fill muffin cups 23 full with batter.
9. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes until a wooden stick inserted comes out clean.
10. Cool for a few minutes, serve warm, or cool on a wire rack completely and store at an air-tight container.

sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, pumpkin puree, water, pastry flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, chocolate chips

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/whole-wheat-pumpkin-chocolate-c-51300 (may not work)