Pumpkin Pie Muffins

Ingredients:
2 cups flour
3/4 cups packed brown sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
1/4 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts
3/4 cup chopped dates (optional)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease twelve muffin cups. In a large bowl, stir together dry ingredients. In another bowl, stir together pumpkin, butter, buttermilk, eggs, molasses and vanilla until blended.

Make a well in center of dry ingredients; add pumpkin mixture and stir just to combine. Stir in pecans and dates.

Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups; bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center of one muffin comes out clean. Remove to wire rack. Cool 5 minutes before removing muffins from cups; finish cooling on rack.

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Recipe submitted by: Amanda Formaro - FamilyCorner.com http://www.familycorner.com