Mimis Pumpkin Spice Muffin Recipes

TIM HORTONS PUMPKIN SPICE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F and line a 12 cup muffin tin with muffin papers.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger, cloves and nutmeg. Then mix in 1/4 cup (50 mL) of the pumpkin seeds.
• In separate bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients: eggs, pumpkin puree, oil, milk, and vanilla. Pour over dry ingredients and stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• Spoon into prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle with remaining pumpkin seeds. Bake in center of a 375°F (190°C) oven about 20 to 25 minutes or until muffins are golden and tops are firm to the touch. Let cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
• While the muffins are baking, whisk together the cream cheese, confectioner's sugar, vanilla, and lemon juice. (If the frosting is too thick, add a bit more lemon juice. If too runny, add more confectioner's sugar.) Set aside.
• When muffins are cooled completely, inject each muffin with a generous amount (1-2 tbsp) of cream cheese frosting and enjoy!

MIMI CAFE BUTTERMILK SPICE MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°. In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and the butter together with an electric mixer. When they are thoroughly mixed, add eggs and beat one more minute. Sift the flour into a separate bowl, together with the baking soda, nutmeg and the cinnamon. Add the flour and the buttermilk to the first mixture, mix at low speed until smooth. To avoid lumps in the batter, add the wet and dry ingredients alternately, in small amounts. Make the nut topping: Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl. Grease muffin tins with butter or margarine. You can also use paper baking cups. Fill each cup 3/4 full of batter. Add a full, rounded tablespoon of nut topping on top of each muffin cup of batter. Bake immediately or the topping will sink to the bottom of the muffin. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown. A toothpick inserted in the middle of the muffin should come out dry. Home ovens heat differently from commercial ovens so you may need to adjust the temperature or the baking time accordingly. Recipe yields 12 standard-size muffins, or six Mimi's-size muffins. If using the jumbo muffin pans, reduce the oven temperature by 25° and increase the baking time 5-10 minutes.

MIMI'S CAFE BUTTERMILK SPICE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the sugar and butter together with an electric mixer.
• When they are thoroughly mixed, add the eggs and beat for 1 more minute.
• Sift the flour into a separate bowl, together with the baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon.
• Add the flour and buttermilk to the first mixture, and mix at low speed until smooth.
• To avoid lumps in the batter, add the wet and dry ingredients alternately, in small amounts.
• Make the nut topping by combining all the Nut Topping ingredients together in a small bowl.
• Grease muffin tins with additional butter or margarine, or use paper or foil baking cups.
• Fill each cup ¾ full of batter.
• Add a full rounded tablespoon of the nut topping on top of the batter in each cup.
• Bake immediately, or the topping will sink to the bottom of the muffins, and then you will be mad at yourself - and we don't want that to happen, do we?.
• Bake at 375°F for 20 to 25 minutes until the muffins are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out dry.
• (Home ovens' heat differently from Mimi's commercial ovens, and so you may need to adjust the temperature and/or the baking time accordingly).
• This recipe yields 12 standard-size muffins, or 6 Jumbo-size muffins.
• If you are using jumbo muffin tins, reduce the oven temperature by 25° and increase the baking time by 5 to 10 minutes.