- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin-pan cups, 2 1/4 inches in diameter.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger onto wax paper.
- Beat together the eggs, buttermilk, melted butter, molasses, vanilla, sugar and pumpkin in a large bowl. Stir in the dry ingredients, all at once, just until moistened. Fold in the nuts. Spoon into the prepared muffin-pan cups, filling almost to the top.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the centers comes out clean. Remove the muffins from the cups and cool on wire racks. Serve warm.