Pumpkin-Molasses Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon baking soda 
• 0.8 cup firmly brown sugar packed
• 0.5 cup butter softened
• 1 cup pumpkin canned
• 1 large eggs 
• 1.8 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.8 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 0.3 cup blackstrap molasses 
• 0.3 cup pecans chopped
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• oven
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add brown sugar, beating well.
2. Add egg, beating well.
3. Add pumpkin and molasses, beating well.
4. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to pumpkin mixture, beating at medium-low just until blended. Stir in pecans. Spoon into greased muffin pans, filling three-fourths full.
5. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.
6. Remove from pans immediately.