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Thanksgiving Recipe Challenge Winner #1!

You’re Gonna Love These Muffins!

Written by Gayle

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This is the photograph that greeted us as we checked out our Thanksgiving Recipe Challenge Entries.  This one, we had to try!  

Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffins

Makes 20-24 muffins

Recipe by Jolie Brouttier (entered on the Bakersfield Store Facebook page)

You’ll Need:

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 8 oz cream cheese, or dairy free cream cheese (such as Tofutti Cream Cheese) for vegan or vegetarian 
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
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  1. Soften the cream cheese to room temperature, and then mix with the powdered sugar
  2. Spread out the mixture in a log-like shape on parchment or waxed paper
  3. Place in the freezer and chill until able to cut.  I put it in the freezer for about 15 minutes, and then rolled it a little so that it was more of a log shape.  Return it to the freezer to continue chilling
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Muffin Batter

  • 1 1/2 cup flour or gluten-free all-purpose flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup canned organic pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/8 cup applesauce
  • 2 eggs, or egg substitute (for vegan)
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp all spice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
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  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
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  • Mix all of the batter ingredients together
  • Fill muffin tins (greased or paper cups) half full
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  • Take the cream cheese log out of the freezer and cut a 1-2 tsp piece for each muffin
  • Press a piece of cream cheese into the middle of each muffin
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These paper muffin cups are available at Lassen’s!
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the muffin part comes out clean.
  • Let cool in the pans for 5 minutes, then remove to racks and cool completely
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It looks like I could have used more cream cheese and pushed it down more–next time!
  • Do not touch the cream cheese until the muffins are cool.

YUM!  

These were super-moist and delicious.  Saving these for breakfast tomorrow!
Thanks Jolie, for the recipe, and congratulations on being our #1 Recipe Challenge Winner!
Love,
Lassen’s

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