Pumpkin Pie Muffins

== Description ==
Makes 12 muffins
== Ingredients ==
* 2 cups flour
* ¾ cups packed brown sugar
* 1½ teaspoons baking powder
* ¼ teaspoon baking soda
* ½ teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* ½ teaspoon ginger
* ¼ teaspoon cloves
* ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
* ¾ cup canned pumpkin
* ½ cup butter, melted and cooled
* ¼ cup buttermilk
* 2 eggs, lightly beaten
* 3 tablespoons molasses
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* ¾ cup coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts
* ¾ cup chopped dates (optional)
== Directions ==
# Preheat oven to 400°F.
# Grease twelve muffin cups.
# In a large bowl, stir together 9 ingredients.
# In another bowl, stir together pumpkin, butter, buttermilk, eggs, molasses and vanilla until blended.
# Make a well in center of dry ingredients; add pumpkin mixture and stir just to combine.
# Stir in pecans and dates.
# Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups; bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center of one muffin comes out clean.
# Remove to wire rack.
# Cool 5 minutes before removing muffins from cups; finish cooling on rack.
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