Pumpkin Muffins

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup honey

Topping:

1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/8 cup butter 1/2 cup brown sugar

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or line with paper liners.
In a large bowl, stir together the whole wheat flour, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Make a well in the center, and put in eggs, pumpkin, oil and honey. Mix just until the dry ingredients are absorbed. Spoon into muffin cups so they are about 2/3 full.
Sprinkle about 1 TB topping onto each muffin (or add topping after they are baked, before they cool).
Bake for 18 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool in the pan before removing from cups.

Blueberry Muffins

3 c.Flour
1 c. sugar
4 tsp. Baking Powder
½ c. oil
1 tsp.salt
2 eggs
1 c.milk
½ c. blueberries

Combine eggs, oil, and sugar. Then add milk and the remainder of the ingredients. Fold in the berries. Bake @ 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

Submitted by: Anna

Miniature Orange Muffins

1-1/2 cups plus 2 Tb Flour, divided
½ c. Sugar
2 tea. Baking pwd.
½ tea. Salt
1 Egg
1 c. Milk
9 TB Butter, melted, divided
3 TB Orange juice concentrate
2-1/2 tea. Grated orange peel, divided
¼ c. packed Brown Sugar
¼ c. chopped pecans or walnuts

In a large bowl, combine 1 ½ cups flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, 8 TB butter, orange juice concentrate and 2 teaspoons orange peel; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.

Fill greased miniature muffin cups half full. Combine the brown sugar, pecans and remaining flour, butter and orange peel; sprinkle over batter.

Bake @ 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Submitted by: Anna

Coffee Cake Muffins

1 ½ c. sifted all-purpose flour
½ c. milk
½ c. sugar
½ tea salt
1 well-beaten egg
2 tea baking powder
¼ c. shortening
½ tea salt
¼ c. brown sugar
¼ c. chopped walnuts or pecans
1 TB All-purpose flour
1 TB butter or margarine, melted
1 tea ground cinnamon

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in mixing bowl; cut in shortening till mixture resembles coarse crumbles. Mix just egg and milk; add all at once to flour mixture; stir just till moistened. Separately, combine brown sugar, nuts, 1 TB. Flour, cinnamon, and melted butter. Place half of batter in greased muffin pans. Sprinkle nut mixture over, then top with remaining batter, filling pans ½ full. Bake 350º for about 20 minutes. Makes 12.

Submitted by: Maria

Applesauce Muffins

Mix:

2 eggs

1 c. applesauce

1 c. milk

½ c. oil

Add:

3 c. flour

1 tea. Cinnamon

2/3 c. sugar

1 TB. Plus 1 tea. Baking powder

½ tea. Salt

Mix well.

Topping:

2/3 c. brown sugar

1 tea. Cinnamon

2/3 c. nuts.

Put topping on muffins before baking. Bake at 375 degrees F for 20-25 minutes. Grease muffin tins well. Makes about 2 dozen.

Submitted by: Anna