Pumpkin Muffins

Let me just start out by saying that ANY recipe that has 5 stars from 4,609 people will ALWAYS get vote. That's what this pumpkin muffin recipe got, and it is well-deserved. This muffin, which is actually meant to be a loaf, is moist, flavorful, and delicious. Even if you adapt it to your liking, it STILL turns out a winner. So go make this recipe...now.

We start out with the ingredients.


Mix the dry ingredients and the wet ingredients separately.




Pour the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients, and mix until just incorporated. Don't over-mix, but keep going until you don't see any huge clumps of flour. Fill the cups about 2/3 and add any toppings at this point.



I doubled the recipe because I made this the other night, and my dad ate 3...in one sitting. 3. However, doubling a recipe that is already meant for a HUGE batch can lead to some shortages. I only had a cup and a half left of vegetable oil, but the recipe calls for 2 cups, so I substituted apple sauce for the remaining half cup.



Also, to make this muffin a little healthier, I made it with whole white wheat flour instead of the usual all-purpose flour. I love whole white wheat flour because it's much lighter and milder than its friend, the dense whole wheat flour. Use it in your baking! It's very similar to all-purpose...but healthier!

I hope you enjoy this recipe. It's called the Downeast Main Pumpkin Bread, and it's a-mazing! Did I mention that it got 5 stars with over 4,000 reviews?? :)



The directions below are for a loaf, but these can easily be made into muffins. Lower the baking time to 25 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2/3 cup water
• 3 cups white sugar
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.
2. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
3. Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. If making muffins, lower time to 25 minutes. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.