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A fun and easy way to package great gifts for giving
Give jars by themselves or use as the perfect addition to any gift basket
Great idea for the holidays or any special occasion
Spiced Pumpkin Muffin
~ Mix in a Jar ~
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
~ Icing ~
1 cup powdered sugar
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt,cinnamon,
nutmeg, cloves and ginger in medium bowl; layer into 1-quart jar
a third at a time, packing down lightly before adding next layer
Place brown sugar, almonds and powdered sugar in separate resealable
food storage bags; place bags in jar
Put the lid on the jar and tie a homespun fabric bow around the lid
As an added touch, tie a wooden spoon to the lid
Attach jar labels to the jar with the following instructions
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~ Spiced Pumpkin Muffins ~
1 jar muffin mix
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup corn or vegetable oil
2 eggs
~ Icing ~
2 tbsp orange or lemon juice
Preheat oven to 350F
Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick
cooking spray or line with cupcake papers
Remove packets from jar. Whisk remaining
contents of jar together in medium bowl
Mix together brown sugar, pumpkin, oil
and eggs in large bowl with an electric
mixer until creamy. Add dry ingredients
to pumpkin a third at a time, mixing after
each addition until just blended. Stir in
almonds. Spoon evenly into prepared muffin
cups, about 1/3 cup batter per muffin cup
Bake 20-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted
into center of muffin comes out clean. Cool
in pan on wire rack 5 minues; remove from pan
and cool completely on wire rack before icing
For icing, place powdered sugar in small bowl
Make a well in center and add juice. Whisk
until smooth or sugar is dissolved
Drizzle over muffins
