Simple and Delicious Pumpkin Muffins

This is my go-to pumpkin muffin recipe. I think they're great as-is, but they are easy to gussy up, by adding nuts to the batter or a streusel or cinnamon-sugar mixture on top. Or if you're my 5 year old, you could add chocolate chips to the batter because, in his opinion, everything is better with chocolate chips.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 C AP flour
• 3/4 C. sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. each of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and/or all-spice
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 C. vegetable oil
• 1 C. pureed pumpkin

In a large bowl mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. In a smaller bowl, beat the eggs, then add the oil and pumpkin and mix until combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and  stir until just combined. Grease 12 muffin tins and fill each with batter until about 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes, until lightly browned on top. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 12 muffins.