Pumpkin + Cinnamon + Cream Cheese

In honor of all things fall, I decided to bake pumpkin muffins for my first recipe. I used a recipe I found online, but I ended up altering it a bit. Despite my lack of baking knowledge, I felt that 3 cups of sugar was a little bit much and cut it in half. Here is the recipe:

Dry Ingredients:

3 1/3 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
3 cups sugar (I cut this down to 1 ½ cups)
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground ginger

To Dry Ingredients Add:

1 cup oil
4 eggs
2/3 cup water
2 cups pumpkin

Bake at 350º for 20-30 minutes.





On the list of the I don't like about baking: it makes a pretty substantial mess... exhibit A...


These came out pretty well. I made an icing for them using cream cheese, sugar, cinnamon and ginger. The muffins weren't super sweet(probably because I refused to add 3 cups) but the icing evened it out.




Cinnamon deliciousness:



I think this was pretty good for a first try. On a scale of 1-10 I'm giving these a 6.5. They were a little dense and could have had more flavor. If I did it again I would definitely up the amount of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. The icing added a lot, without that they would have been a no go. It was fun, in a way, but I honestly felt exhausted after this hour long baking experience. I'm going to have to build my baking endurance apparently. Next up on the list is brownies. I'm pretty excited(more to eat them than actually bake them).

Until my next baking adventure,

Laura Leigh