Recipe: Country Pumpkin Muffins

These are so good, they're like little pumpkin cupcakes.

Country Pumpkin Muffins
by Alana Lee

Ingredients
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 c. canned pumpkin
3 c. all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. ground cloves
3/4 t. ground cinnamon
1/2 t. ground nutmeg
1 t. salt
1-1/2 c. raisins (optional)

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs, and pumpkin. Combine flour, baking powder, soda, spices and salt. Add to pumpkin mixture; blend well. Fold in raisins. Spoon into greased muffin tins, filling 3/4 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

2. Frost with cream cheese frosting recipe (toward end of Cinnamon Roll post).

Cook's Note: I substitute half of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour. It still tastes amazing.