Pumpkin Lovers Try These: Muffins with Struesel Topping

September 26, 3:45 PMHome and Living ExaminerAndrea Campbell

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Ah Fall!  Roll in the leaves, find your cable knit sweater and walk the block breathing in the autumn air, or, if you're the ambitious type, take the screens off the windows and open 'em up!

Then settle in for Pumpkin Muffins with a side of fruit or better still, a cup of steaming hot cocoa. Since I'm all about Home and Living, I thought a fall recipe would be in good order here too.

This is my most favorite muffin. It is totally tender and moist and, even so, I like to spread a little Devon Cream (an English invention) on it and I always eat them in twos. Marvelous! This would be a wonderful Tea Party item.

Ingredients:

In first bowl—
2 cups Bisquick® baking mix
1/3 cup Dole baking raisins (the only kind for baking!)
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. gr. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. gr. ginger

Foil or paper baking cups

In smaller bowl—
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 egg
(For even more moistness you can add: 1 Tbsp. whipped cream cheese, 1/3 mashed banana, or 1 Tbsp. sour cream—just check the baking time using the toothpick method;
if the inside is done, the toothpick will come out clean!)

In third small bowl—
Streusel Topping:

1/3 cup Bisquick® baking mix
3 Tbsp. packed brown sugar
3 Tbsp. chopped walnuts
1 tsp. gr. cinnamon
1 Tbsp. firm margarine or butter

Streusel Topping prep

Mix baking mix, brown sugar, nuts and cinnamon; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.

Heat oven to 375-400° (My oven runs hot, I use 375°)

Line muffin tin with paper or foil baking cups.

Mix baking mix, raisins, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger in a medium to large bowl.

In another bowl, beat egg, milk, oil and pumpkin until smooth. Stir into raisin baking mixture; beat vigorously about 30 strokes. Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full.

Sprinkle streusel topping over batter in each cup.
Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean about 15-20 minutes (I do 18 min.)