By Sarah Murphy-Kangas, In Praise of Leftovers
Adapted from . You can leave off the topping, but I think they鈥檇 be much less interesting. If you don鈥檛 want nuts, you can sub old-fashioned oats for the nuts and still get a nice streusel.Makes 18
For topping
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/4cup demerara sugar (raw cane sugar, also called turbinado)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
For muffins
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 15-ounce can 100 percent pure pumpkin
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two standard muffin pans.
2. For Topping: Combine flour, butter, demerara sugar, chopped pecans and cinnamon in a small bowl. Set aside.
3. For Muffins: Combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium bowl and mix well. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars at low speed until just blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition; continue beating at medium speed until very light and fluffy, a few minutes. Add pumpkin and beat until combined, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary. Turn speed down to low and mix in flour mixture until just combined. Use an ice cream scoop to transfer batter to muffin pans, filling each muffin tin about 3/4 full.
4. Sprinkle topping evenly over batter. Bake for about 30 minutes. Let cool on rack for about 10 minutes, then turn out onto rack to cool completely (use a butter knife to lift them out of pan).
