These healthy and yummy pumpkin muffins are perfect as a snack or for morning breakfast
Author Ann Low
Prep Time 20 minutesmins
Cook Time 35 minutesmins
Servings 7muffins
Ingredients
85gbutter - soft to touch
100gcake flour/plain flour
1/2tspbaking powder
120gpumpkin - without skin
70gdry demerara - or use caster sugar
1large egg - lightly beaten
Instructions
Place pumpkin in steaming bowl cover with cling wrap and steam to soft for about 25 minutes. Then mash it with a fork and leave to cool.
Line muffin pan with 7 cupcake liners. Preheat oven to 180 deg C.
Beat butter with sugar until pale and fluffy for about 3 minutes.
Gradually add beaten egg until well combined and pour in mashed pumpkin, mix well again.
Sift in flour and baking powder in two portions, fold well with a rubber spatula.
Pour batter evenly into prepared muffin pan to 3/4 full and top with some raisins and place in the oven middle rack. Bake for about 15-17 minutes or skewer inserted into cake comes out dry.
Notes
Please keep in mind that all oven temperatures and baking time varies