Cranberry -Pumpkin Muffins

You knew sometime that cranberries would be thrown in a pumpkin combination, both are eaten around this time, or at least somewhat together....lol....
  This recipe was found in the 1001 muffin cookbook, I just thought I might add this information
                                       lets get started

                           Gather the ingredients
          make sure your oven rack is in the center
                          preheat oven to 375 degrees
        lightly grease or use those paper baking cups

 

in large bowl

combine

 2 cup fresh cranberries, washed and stemmed and halved

( I used dried cranberries),

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour,

1/2 cup whole-wheat flour,

1 cup sugar,

2 teaspoon baking powder,

1 teaspoon baking soda,

1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon,

3/4 teaspoon ground allspice

and

1/4 teaspoon salt

 

 

in a medium bowl

beat together 2 large eggs

until foamy

then

 

 

beat in 1/2 cup melted butter or margarine

and

2 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree

( I used 1 can)

 

ya know what comes next

 

 

combine the two mixtures

only combining until the dry ingredients

are just moistened

 

 

spoon batter into prepared muffin baking pan

and bake for 15-20 minutes

or until cake tester or wooden toothpick

inserted in center comes out clean

 

 

cool in pan for 5-7 minutes on wire rack

if ya can

 

 

now go and

ENJOY!

 

 

 

Pumpkin Butter

In keeping with my pumpkin theme until I run out of recipes for pumpkin, if that is possible....anywho, This recipe is from the 1001 muffin cookbook...I tell ya what I'm doing, I went to the back of the book and looked up pumpkin, not that many in the back of the book, tons of recipes with raisins, that might be next ,who knows,.....anywho I haven't tried this recipe as of yet, but it sure sounds good.....I will be posting the muffin recipe that is on the same page tomorrow, don't know if I will try it as of yet......

                        Pumpkin Butter
                makes about 1 1/2 cups

1 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
2 Tablespoons molasses
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves

   In a saucepan, combine all of the ingredients, and cook , stirring frequently, until mixture is thick. Pour into a bowl and refrigerate until ready to use.