Spiced Citrus Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins

• 1 14 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 14 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
• 12 cup vegetable shortening
• 34 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup pumpkin puree (or canned pumpkin)
• 12 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon habanero, juiced or dried and crushed
• 2 teaspoons citrus zest
• 12 cup cranberries, fresh or frozen, cut in half

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Sift all the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
3. In another large mixing bowl, cream the shortening and sugar together until fluffy.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Beat in the pumpkin and mix well.
6. Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the mixture and combine well.
7. Add half of the milk and mix.
8. Then add another third of the dry ingredients, and then the remainder of the milk, and the zest, along with the chile juice if using, and finish with the remainder of the dry ingredients.
9. Lightly oil a muffin pan and fill two-thirds full with the batter.
10. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean.
11. Cool the muffins on a rack before removing and serve warm or at room temperature.

flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, vegetable shortening, sugar, eggs, pumpkin puree, milk, habanero, cranberries

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spiced-citrus-cranberry-pumpkin-muffins-224251 (may not work)