Whole Wheat Pumpkin Maple Spice Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 0.5 cup firmly brown sugar light packed
• 0.8 cup buttermilk 
• 0.3 cup pumpkin canned
• 1 large eggs 
• 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 cup maple syrup 
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 2 tablespoons walnuts chopped
• 3 tablespoons flour whole wheat white all-purpose
• 9 oz flour whole wheat white all-purpose

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• toothpicks
• muffin liners

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray 16 muffin cups with flour-added baking spray or line with paper liners.In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt. Stir well, then stir in the brown sugar.In a second bowl, combine the buttermilk, butter, syrup, pumpkin, egg and vanilla.
2. Add to the dry ingredients and stir just until mixed (don’t over-beat).Fill muffin cups two-thirds full. For topping, combine the flour, sugar, nuts and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly.
3. Sprinkle over batter.
4. Bake for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.