Pumpkin-Walnut Muffins
- Butter for greasing muffin tins
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 3/4 cup fresh pumpkin puree (see instructions)
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts (see note)
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Grease inside of 12 muffin tins, each with a 1/3-cup capacity.
- Break eggs into mixing bowl and beat lightly.
- Add brown sugar and stir.
- Add cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin puree and melted butter, and blend.
- Sift together flour and baking powder and beat them into egg mixture.
- Stir in walnuts.
- Spoon equal portions of the mixture into the muffin tins, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Place tins in oven and bake 20 to 25 minutes.
butter, eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, freshly grated nutmeg, fresh pumpkin puree, butter, flour, baking powder, walnuts
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/11546 (may not work)