Pumpkin Chocolate Chips Muffins

 

 

Recipe adapted from Anncoo Journal and Cheah

 

Ingredients: makes 11-12 muffins

 

150g Plain flour
1tsp Bicarbornate of soda
1tsp Cinnamon powder
1/4tsp Salt
115g Butter
115g Caster sugar
3 large Eggs
1tsp Vanilla extract
170g Pumpkin puree
60g Chocolate chips
30g Dried cranberries

Method:

• Peel off the pumpkin and cut in into chunks. Steam and mash the pumpkin while still warm. Set aside.
• Sift flour with salt, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon. Mix well.
• Beat butter with the sugar till smooth. Add the eggs one at a time and vanilla, mix well.
• Fold in the sift flour, alternating with the pumpkin puree till just mixed. Add in the chocolate chips and cranberries.
• Spoon batter into muffin cups to 3/4 full. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 deg.C for 20-25 minutes. Test with a skewer till it comes out clean.