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Add pecans or walnuts to these pumpkin muffins, along with optional raisins or similar dried fruit.

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Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups pumpkin puree
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 to 1/3 cup raisins, optional
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Preparation

Directions for Pumpkin Muffins
Into a large bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt. Toss lightly with a fork. In separate bowl, combine pumpkin, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla; stir well. Make a well in center of dry ingredients; pour in pumpkin mixture. Add raisins, if using, and chopped pecans; stir just until ingredients are moistened. Do not overmix. Line 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease well and dust with flour.

Fill the about 2/3-full with the pumpkin muffins batter and bake at 400° for 20 minutes. Remove pumpkin muffins and cool. Makes 12 pumpkin muffins.