Lucy's Pumpkin Muffins

[Lucy]

here you go:

sift together in small bowl:

1-3/4 cup flour
3/4 tsp double acting baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves

in large bowl, beat until light and fluffy
1-1/3 c soft shortening
1-1/3 cup sugar
2 eggs

add 1 can of pumpkin mix (not pie mix) butter/egg mixture
add 1/2 tsp vanilla (optional)

add dry ingredients to wet, alternately w/ 1/3 c milk (or water)

bake at 350.....i use the mini muffin pans, and kids gobble them up. when i make normal or large size muffins, they sit around and get dry (i have weird children)

if you put mini muffins in a bowl w/ cracklin oat cereal (without milk)....and sit kids in front of the tv...they will nibble away.....and all that pumpkin and fiber will just go to town on those little bowels.

(this receipe is from the joy of cooking...but i calls for 1 cup of pumpkin instead of 1 can)

[Flautista]

I can vouch for Lucy's Pumpkin muffins! I made these when DD3 was having her bowel problems, and they really helped. They are delicious, too!