Ingredients
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2 1/4 cups flour
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2/3 cup brown sugar
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1/2 cup sugar
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2 teaspoons cinnamon
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1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
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1/8 teaspoon allspice
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1/8 teaspoon clove
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1/8 teaspoon ginger
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2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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3/4 cup pumpkin or 3/4 cup buttercup squash
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1/2 cup golden raisin
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1 teaspoon orange zest
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1 cup buttermilk
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sugar, for tops as garnish
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1 large egg
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Grease muffin tin with butter.
- Mix flour, sugars, spices, baking powder and salt in large bowl.
- Cut in butter with pastry blender (I use food processor pulsing till crumbly) or knives until mixture is like fine crumbs.
- Beat egg in a medium bowl; stir in squash, peel, raisins, and buttermilk.
- Add to flour mixture until just blended.
- Fill muffin cups 3/4 cups full.
- Sprinkle tops with sugar.
- Bake 20-25 minutes until lightly browned and center is done when tested with a toothpick.
- Makes 12 muffins.
- Serve with Pecan Honey Butter recipe#69286 or what ever you like.