Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

I tinkered around with this recipe until I achieved pumpkin spice muffins that have a wonderfully fluffy texture and bake up with nice domed tops. For the most accurate results, I recommend measuring by weight.
Servings: 12 yield(s)
Ingredients
  • 100 g brown sugar (1/2 cup)
  • 100 g granulated sugar (1/2 cup)
  • 118 ml vegetable oil (1/2 cup)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 250 g pureed pumpkin (1 cup)
  • 3 tbsp orange juice
  • 320 g cake & pastry flour (2 cups)
  • 4 g baking powder (1 tsp)
  • 2 g baking soda (1/2 tsp)
  • 2 g salt (1/2 tsp)
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp ground allspice
Instructions
  1. Place an oven rack on the lower-middle position and preheat to 400 F/205 C/ Grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugars, vegetable oil, eggs, pumpkin puree and orange juice.
  3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and spices into a medium bowl.
  4. Gently fold in the flour to the liquid ingredients, until just combined. Do not overmix!
  5. Divide the batter evenly between the cups of your prepared muffin tin. Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until the muffin tops are domed and begin to turn golden.
  6. Let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing.