Punkin

Pumpkin Muffins

(makes 8-10)
1 stick margarine
3/4 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup molasses
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
1.75 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1.5 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg

Preheat 400°. Grease muffin pans or line them with paper baking cups.
Combine the margarine, brown sugar, and molasses in a mixing bowl, and beat until creamy. Add the pumpkin and the egg, and mix well.
In another mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and stir well. Add the combined dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat just until the batter is smooth, about 20 seconds with a mixing spoon.
Spoon into muffin pans, filling each cup about 2/3 full. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.