Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Yield: 2 dozen muffins

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin puree
• 1-1/2 cups canola oil
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice (see Note for substitution)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Place paper liners in a regular sized muffin pan.
2. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, pumpkin and oil until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt; Add flour mixture slowly to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Fold in chocolate chips. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths to almost all the way full.
3. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Do not overbake. It makes all the difference between a good and a great muffin. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Makes 2 dozen muffins.

Notes

*You can substitute applesauce for some of the oil.

*If you don't have Pumpkin Pie Spice you can make your own. The substitute for 1 Tablespoon of Pumpkin Pie Spice is: 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ginger, 1/4 teaspoon allspice.

*To make the muffins have that bakery look, hand place some chocolate chips on top after filling the paper liners.

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