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Pecan Pie Muffins

Makes 8 Muffins

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup chopped pecans

2/3 cup butter, softened

2 eggs, beaten

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease muffin pan.

2. In a medium bowl, stir together brown sugar, flour, and pecans. In a separate bowl, beat butter and eggs together, then stir in dry ingredients. Bake for 15-17 minutes.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Makes 18 Muffins

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. ground nutmeg

1 tsp. ground cloves

1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

1 can pumpkin puree

1 and 1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup sugar

5 tablespoons of floor

1 and 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Filing:

Combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar in a medium bowl and mix until blended and smooth.

Muffins:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

2. Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl.

3. Mix eggs, sugar, pumpkin, and oil. Add the dry ingredients.

Topping:

1. Combine sugar, flour, and cinnamon in a small bowl; whisk to blend. Add butter pieces with a pastry blender or fork until mixture is coarse and crumbly.

Assembly:

Fill the muffin pans with a small amount of batter, a spoonful of cream cheese, and then fill the rest of the way with batter. Make sure you have enough batter on top that the cream cheese filling won't poke through when the muffins rise. Sprinkle topping on the top of each muffin. Bake for 20-25 minutes.