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Tis the season for pumpkin.
Tis the season for ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice also known as.. pumpkin pie spice
Tis the season for Secret Recipe Club, y’all — I am so adoring this Secret Recipe Club thing. Between the recipes, the new blog discoveries and the drooling over possibilities – it is seriously too much fun.
This month I was assigned The Daily Dish blog.
Y’all – I spent so much time on Nicole’s site. She has delicious recipes, engaging content and she’s super savvy. She wasn’t satisfied with the existing Food Blog Search – so she created her own Food Blog Recipe Search Engine! How fantastic is that?
The very first recipe that caught my eye was her Funnel Cake Recipe, but I couldn’t quite muster up the desire to make funnel cake. Now, if BurghBaby were my neighbor, I’d make funnel cakes weekly just to get her to come over.
Then, I saw the mini Pumpkin Pie Spice Doughnut Muffins and they sang their wicked swan song and I was done. I knew that this was the recipe that I had to make for this month’s Secret Recipe Club challenge.
Pumpkin, Sugar, Turbinado, Buttermilk, Flour, Pumpkin Pie Spice and more… these are thick and dense and cakey. They are more doughnut than muffin, and yet their mini size is biteable and poppable and absolutely decadently delectably yummy.
Sift flour and measure out 3 1/2 C, add in pumpkin pie spice and baking soda and baking powder
Cream together shortening, sugar and eggs.
When that’s well blended, add in the pumpkin.
Slowly add the buttermilk and dry ingredients together, alternately – mixing well between each addition.
this photo doesn’t have any reason to be here other than I just like it and wanted to put it here
This is a thick batter, I used my cookie dough scoop to place it in my mini muffin tins.
You have 3 alternatives here:
- top with turbinado sugar prior to baking
- top with a blend of turbinado and pumpkin pie spice prior to baking
- dip the warm freshly baked muffins in melted butter and roll in turbinado sugar after baking
For Nicole’s original recipe – Click Here
Delicious Cakey Doughnut Mini Muffins flavored with Pumpkin Pie Spice, perfect fall breakfast, snack or dessert.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 C pumpkin (not pie filling)
- 2/3 C shortening
- ½ C buttermilk
- 3 ½ C all purpose flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ¼ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 C granulated sugar
- 1 C Turbinado sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 F
- Sift 3 Cups flour.
- Using a spoon (so you don’t pack the flour down), measure out 3 ½ Cups flour into a large bowl.
- Add baking powder, baking soda and pumpkin pie spice.
- In a large mixing bowl cream together shortening, eggs and sugar
- Add pumpkin
- Alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk to the creamed mixture, scraping the sides and mixing well between each addition.
- I used my cookie scoop to scoop the batter into my sprayed mini muffin tins
- Bake for 17 to 20 minutes – do NOT overcook these
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Jack@TheJackB - I probably shouldn’t read this when I am hungry because this recipe just sounds awesome. I can practically smell it.
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Tiffany @ No Ordinary Homestead - Those look awesome. And so perfect for fall! Yum!!
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shari brooks - Yum! These past few weeks I’m all about ALL SPICE. Even in my turkey chili last week, http://www.myjudythefoodie.com, I used all spice when I sauteed the onions! And, I’m using similar spices today for my slow baked apples. Thanks for sharing.
burghbaby - I’d happily be at your house all the time, even without funnel cakes. MOVE TO PITTSBURGH!
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Nicole @ The Daily Dish - I’m so excited you had my blog this month, and love what you did to change them up a bit. I am thinking it’s time to try your way. Yum!!
Thanks for the sweet words about my blog and for mentioning the Food Blog Search Engine.
Major love to you!
Have a fantastic week!
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JeNae - I was seriously thinking about these kind of donuts the other day; all I need is some Buttermilk & a mini-muffin pan.
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Melissa | Dash of East - Love Pumpkin and love pumpkin pie spice! These little doughnut muffins are adorable and look so delicious! I think I’m marking this one down as a “must-make-for-family” over Thanksgiving
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Dan - Donut muffins! Our local donut shop was on a pumpkin spree this month, and it looks like you have them beat. Yours look delicious.
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Miz Helen - These little muffins would just be perfect for my afternoon tea. This is a great pick for the SRC! Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful week.
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Cat Davis - Food Family Finds - Those look awesome! I’m loving all the pumpkin recipes I’m seeing from everyone lately. Now I just need to get my butt to the store and get some pumpkin and stop drooling over them.
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Paula - The title caught me…then reading that they taste like donuts had me hooked. These look wonderful!
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Lisa~~ - So cute and delicious looking, I want a few right now.
If you haven’t already, I’d love for you to check out my group ‘A’ SRC recipe this month: Pork Belly Soup with Collard Greens.
Lisa~~
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Amy - Looks great — so fun to be in SRC with you!
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Amy @ A Little Nosh - They sound perfect. I’m loving all things pumpkin right now.
If you haven’t already, I’d love it if you’d check out my SRC recipe for Crockpot Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal.
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Rob - These look really good. Can you make me 2 dozen of these and mail them to use here in Delaware. I guess I could get Melinda to make them and save you the trouble but you know me I would rather you make them for us,
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
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secret mom thoughts - those look yummy!
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Serena - Have you tried this recipe using regular sized muffin pan? How long do you think they would need to bake?
Rachel - My kids LOVED them!
Rachel - They’re little delicious bites of Fall!
Rachel - OKAY!
Rachel - I’m so happy to FIND you! Love your blog and all your wicked deliciousness!
You are SO sweet! Thank You! Happy Friday!
Rach
Rachel - Let me know if you make them! They’re DEE-lish!
Rachel - Me, too!!! They’re so yummy. You’ll have to let me know what you think
Rachel - lucky you!!!! Aw, thanks! They are SUPER yummy!
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