Quick Recipe: Pumpkin muffins

Makes 14

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 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon grated nutmeg

50g currants/raisins

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

In a large bowl cream the butter until soft. Add the sugar and golden syrup and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in the beaten egg and pumpkin until well mixed. Sift over the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon and nutmeg. Lightly fold these ingredients into the mixture.

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

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

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