SAMHUINN: Pumpkin Oat Muffins
1 c Unbleached Flour, Sifted
2 ts Baking Powder
1 ts Pumpkin Pie Spice
1/4 ts Baking Soda
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c Canned, Mashed, Pumpkin
1/2 c Brown Sugar, Packed
1 Large Egg, Slightly Beaten
1/4 c Milk
1/4 c Vegetable Oil
1 c Quick-cooking Oats
1/2 c Raisins
1 x Crumb Topping
Sift together flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt; set aside. Combine pumpkin, brown sugar, egg, milk, oil, oats and raisins in bowl; blend well. Add dry ingredients all at once, stirring just enough to moisten. Spoon batter into grease 3-inch muffin-pan cups, filling 2/3rds full. Sprinkle with crumb topping. Bake in 400 degree F. oven 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot with homemade jelly or jam. Yield: 12 Servings
CRUMB TOPPING:
Combine 1/2 c brown sugar (packed), 1 T unbleached flour, 1/4 t pumpkin pie spice and 2 T butter or regular margarine in bowl. Mix until crumbly.
