Pumpkin/Squash Muffins

[OverWyreGrower]

Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cooking Time: 12-15 mins

Ingredients
115g butter or margarine
175g brown sugar
115g golden syrup/honey
225g cooked and mashed pumpkin/squash
1 egg, beaten
200g plain flour, sieved
pinch of salt
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1½ tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp grated nutmeg
50g sultanas

Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 200C and place 14 paper cases in a muffin tray.

2. In a large bowl cream the butter until soft. Add the sugar and golden syrup and beat until light and fluffy.

3. Stir in the beaten eggs and pumpkin until well mixed. Sift over the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Lightly fold these ingredients into the mixture.

4. Stir in the sultanas and spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin cases. The cases should each be about two thirds full of the mixture.

5. Bake in the centre of the oven for 12-15 minutes.

[Jeanied]

Thanks for the recipe OWG - it will be pressed into service this weekend I'm sure!

[OverWyreGrower]

These come out like carrot cake (texture, taste etc)

We've had a charity cake sale today, and I have served up a batch as a taste test, and they have gone down well, with people asking for the recipe!

I used a small, whole red kabacha squash for the recipe, roasted beforehand, and there was just enough

[northepaul]

Sounds great!
Have you tried making pumpkin scones?