Muffins ( pumpkin )

12 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1Egg
½cupMilk
½cupPumpkin; canned
¼cupShortening; melted
cupFlour, self-rising; sifted
½cupSugar
½teaspoonCinnamon, ground
½teaspoonNutmeg, ground
½cupRaisins, seedless
3teaspoonsSugar

Directions

Beat egg slightly with a fork. Stir in milk, pumpkin, and shortening.

Sift dry ingredients together and stir into pumpkin mixture just until flour is moistened. Batter should be lumpy. Fold in raisins. Fill greased muffin cups ⅔ full. Sprinkle ¼ teaspoon sugar over each muffin. Bake at 400 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes. Serve hot.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, November 1972.

Typos by Nancy Coleman.