Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
- 24 ounces all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 23 ounces granulated sugar
- 12 tablespoon cinnamon
- 12 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 18 ounces canned pumpkin
- 23 cup water
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 14 cup granulated sugar
- 1 dash salt
- 1 egg
- 14 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- roasted pumpkin seeds (pepitas) (optional)
- Muffin: Whisk dry ingredients together in large bowl, then add pumpkin and mix until well blended.
- Slowly add eggs, mixing until well incorporated.
- Then, add water and oil and mix again until well incorporated.
- Batter can be refrigerated for 2-3 days if needed.
- Filling: Whip cream cheese in electric mixer on med.
- to med.
- high speed until very smooth and no lumps remain.
- Add sugar and salt and whip for one minute or until smooth again.Add eggs and vanilla, whip for two minutes.
- Scrape the bowl thoroughly, then whip again for two more minutes or until completely smooth.
- Refrigerate.
- Topping: Combine sugar, cinnamon & butter with a fork until well blended.
- Refrigerate until ready for use.
- Assembly: Fill 1/3 of muffin tin with pumpkin batter.
- Add scoop of cream cheese filling, then fill rest of tin with muffin batter, until tin is just under 3/4 full.
- Use finger to seal top layer of batter around cream cheese, if need be.
- Sprinkle lightly with topping and a few seeds (if desired), and bake at 350 degrees for 15-25 minutes or until set and cake springs back when touched.
- Let cool completely before serving--best slightly chilled.
flour, baking soda, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, pumpkin, water, vegetable oil, eggs, cream cheese, sugar, salt, egg, vanilla, brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, pumpkin seeds
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/pumpkin-cream-cheese-muffins-228066 (may not work)