Pumpkin muffins (thing)

These are literally the best pumpkin muffins I've ever tasted. I have made them many times and they are always a hit; they have loads of ingredients but are nevertheless simple to make. Use these as an alternative to straight-out sugary snacks for Halloween hand-outs, or use them in a Samhain/Halloween party, ritual, or celebration!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
  
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
  
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
  
• ½ teaspoon salt
  
• 1 stick butter or margarine, softened
  
• ½ cup sugar
  
• 2 eggs
  
• ½ cup buttermilk
  
• 2/3 cup cooked, mashed pumpkin
  
• ¼ cup brown sugar
  
• 2 tablespoons molasses
  
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  
• ½ teaspoon ginger
  
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves or allspice

Directions:

In small bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy and pale. Beat in eggs and buttermilk until well-blended. Add flour mixture to form a batter. Preheat oven to 375ºF. In medium bowl, mix pumpkin, brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves until well-blended. Stir into the batter. Ladle batter into 12 2 ½-inch greased muffin cups and bake for 15-17 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes, then cool on rack.

Yield: 1 dozen
Source: Paraphrased from Dunwich, The Pagan Book of Halloween
Use for: Samhain

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