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Pumpkin Gems

Preserved from Our Favorites, printed page 110.
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: community cookbook recipe

Ingredients

  • 1½ c. sugar
  • ⅓ c. shortening
  • 1 c. pumpkin
  • 2 eggs
  • 1⅓ c. flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • ¼ tsp. baking powder
  • ¾ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. cinnamon
  • ½ tsp. nutmeg
  • ½ tsp. vanilla
  • ½ c. chopped nuts
  • ⅓ c. water

Glaze

  • ½ c. confectioners sugar
  • 1-2 Tbsp. milk or hot water
  • ¼ tsp. vanilla

Instructions

  • Beat the sugar, shortening and eggs. Stir in the pumpkin.
  • Stir the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg together, then add to the pumpkin mixture. Mix in the vanilla, water and nuts.
  • Microwave 6 muffins at a time on medium-high for 3 to 5 minutes. Use paper cups to keep their shape.
  • Stir the glaze ingredients together and drizzle over the muffins while warm.

Notes

The printed source is specifically a microwave recipe; the method has not been converted to oven baking.