Pumpkin Molasses Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add brown sugar, beating well. add egg, beating well.
• 2 add pumpkin and molasses, beating well.
• 3 combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to pumpkin mixture, beating at medium-low just until blended.
• 4 stir in pecans. spoon into greased muffin pans, filling three-fourths full. bake at 375° for 20 minutes. remove from pans immediately.