About
Let's be honest with ourselves: the best part of autumn isn't the weather or the leaves; it's the flavors. Warming, spiced, sweet... you can taste it right now just thinking about it. The Taste of Fall Muffins makes those dreams a delicious, tangible reality. Each tender treat is loaded with the sweet, sunset orange, cinnamon-and-nutmeg flavors of autumn before being topped with a crunchy pecan streusel just waiting to be savored. The Taste of Fall Muffins is how you put the season on a plate and enjoy it to the fullest!
Ingredients
- For the topping:
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 5 tablespoons demerara sugar or raw cane sugar or turbinado
- 3/4 cup pecans, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- For the muffins:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 (15-ounce) can 100% pure pumpkin
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Spray a standard muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Step 3 -Combine 5 tablespoons of the flour, 5 tablespoons of the melted butter, the demerara sugar, the pecans, and 1/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon in a small bowl. The mixture will be very wet.
Step 4 -In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining flour, the salt, the baking powder, the baking soda, the cloves, the remaining cinnamon, and the nutmeg.
Step 5 -In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the remaining butter and the granulated sugar at low speed until just blended.
Step 6 -Add the eggs to the butter mixture one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Step 7 -Continue beating until the mixture is very light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Step 8 -Add the pumpkin to the butter mixture and beat until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Step 9 -Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and mix on low speed until just combined.
Step 10 -Transfer the batter to the prepared muffin tin, filling each cup completely.
Step 11 -Using your fingers, sprinkle the topping mixture evenly over the batter.
Step 12 -Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 35-40 minutes.
Step 13 -Let the muffins cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes.
Step 14 -Turn the muffins onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 15 -Serve.
