Pumpkin Spice Muffins from SRC for #MuffinMonday in celebration of #PumpkinWeek

Welcome to Pumpkin Week everyone!!

All week long we are going to be sharing a ton of pumpkin recipes with you.   If you are anything like me this has you very excited.  When I was pregnant with my daughter, Amy, I craved pumpkin pie and my Mom was kind enough to bake one right after the other to keep me happy. I want to send a special shout out to my friend,  Terri of Love and Confections, for starting this fun group and working so hard to see that it runs smoothly.  I will be linking up to all the other recipes at the bottom of this post.  Stop by and drool for a while.

Not only is this the onset of  Pumpkin Week but it is also Muffin Monday, led by the wonderful Stacy of Food, Lust, People, Love .  Stacy has a group of us get together on the last Monday of each month and share our Muffin recipes.  Make sure you stop by each blog and see what wonderful muffins they brought to the table today.

To top it all off today is Secret Recipe Club reveal day.  SRC was the first cooking group I joined so it is very near and dear to my heart.  It is a lovely group divided into 4 sub groups. Each month we are assigned one of the bloggers from our group and we sneak around in their blogs looking for a recipe that we can recreate.  We then all post our recipes together on the same day.  It is fun learning about others and finding out who had you and what recipe inspired them.   I have provided the link if you would like to join us.

This month, I was assigned to Burnt Apple and let me tell you I had a blast sneaking around this blog. The laughs started right at the get go when Traci tells the story of how, when they were first married, her husband threw one of her muffins and it went right through the wall.  She relates that this kind of brick muffin was the norm in her house and that they ate out more often than not.  But then life happened. A lovely family of three children evolved and, as is often the case, Mom learned to cook and feed her babies.  Now Burnt Apple is chock full of healthy, nutritious and delicious recipes.

I, of course, zeroed right in on recipes using pumpkin, finding a Lightened Up Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread that sounds amazing.  How about a Pumpkin Pie French Toast recipe??  YUM!!  But then I spotted the Pumpkin Spice Muffins and did a little happy dance.  All three clubs in one fall swoop. Life is so very very good.  And so are these muffins.  I promise you won't throw these against a wall because you will be too busy gobbling them down.  They are moist and delicious.  I made these on a day that Little Miss was over and I could feel good sharing them with her knowing that she was getting whole grains and fruits into her diet. 

These muffins are made with Whole Wheat Flour, Pumpkin and Applesauce.

Then you add a pinch of Brown Sugar and a sprinkle of Cinnamon before baking.

And they come out with this beautiful streusel type topping.

The original recipe called for Whole Wheat White Flour, but I used regular Whole Wheat.  It also called for only 1 cup of the pureed pumpkin but I used the whole can which changed the recipe to make 18 muffins instead of 12.

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

very slightly adapted from Burnt Apple

1 c. Whole Wheat Flour

1/2 c. All Purpose Flour

1 t. baking powder

1 t. pumpkin pie spice

1 t. cinnamon

1/2 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

1 (15 oz) can of solid pack pumpkin

1/2 c. applesauce

2 eggs

1 1/4 c. sugar

Brown Sugar and Cinnamon

Combine all dry ingredients and set aside.  In large bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the pumpkin, applesauce, eggs and white sugar.  Turn the mixer speed to low and slowly add dry ingredients, mixing just until fully incorporated.  Line muffin tins with paper cups or treat with baking spray.  Fill each cup 2/3 full with batter.  Top each with a large pinch of brown sugar and a sprinkle of cinnamon.  Bake in a preheated 350* oven for 20-25 minutes.  Print Recipe

Now lets take a look at the other Secret Recipe Club Reveals

An InLinkz Link-up

#MuffinMonday is a group of muffin loving bakers who get together once a month to bake muffins to brighten their Mondays. You can see all our of lovely muffins by following our Pinterest board. http://www.pinterest.com/flpl/muffin-monday/

Updated links for all of our past events and more information about Muffin Monday can be found on our home page. http://www.foodlustpeoplelove.com/p/muffinmonday.html

Here are the Muffin offerings for today

• Apple Oatmeal and Goat Cheese Muffins from The Spiced Life
• Apple Oatmeal, A Whole Grain Muffin from Farm Fresh Feasts
• Apple Zucchini Muffins from Love and Confections
• Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins from Food Lust People Love
• Cornbread Bacon Muffins from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Peach and Pumpkin Muffins from Passion Kneaded
• Pumpkin Applesauce Muffins from Making Miracles
• Pumpkin Butterscotch Muffins from Kelli's Kitchen
• Pumpkin Spice Muffins from A Day in the Life on the Farm

Here are all the amazing Pumpkin recipes for today

#PumpkinWeek is here again and we can't be more excited. Hosted by Terri from Love and Confections, 19 Bloggers will be sharing 65 pumpkin-filled recipes over the course of the week. Be sure to come back every day to see all the delicious creations - from muffins to cakes, cocktails, breakfast baked goods, savory pastas and stews, and gluten-free recipes too. You can also find these great recipes and more on Love and Confections' #PumpkinWeek Pinterest Board!

Browned Butter Salty Pumpkin Sugar Cookies from The Spiffy Cookie.
Caramel Pumpkin Cake from Feeding Big and more.
Easy Pumpkin Donuts with Vanilla Cream Sauce from {i love} my disorganized life.
Gooey Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks.
Healthy Cinnamon-Apple Pumpkin Muffins from Simply Healthy Family
Homemade Pumpkin and Sage Pasta from Kudos Kitchen by Renee.
Pumpkin Cannoli from The Redhead Baker.
Pumpkin Chai Baked Donut from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars from That Skinny Chick Can Bake.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Flourless Chocolate Cake Roll from Cupcakes & Kale Chips.
Pumpkin Cheesecake Whoopie Pies from Dizzy Busy and Hungry.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls from Gluten Free Crumbley.
Pumpkin Monkey Bread from Making Miracles.
Pumpkin Muffins from My Catholic Kitchen.
Pumpkin Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies from The Crumby Cupcake.
Pumpkin Snack Cake from Recipes Food and Cooking.
Pumpkin Spice Muffins from A Day in the Life on the Farm.
Semi-Homemade Pumpkin Butter from Love and Confections.
Spiced Pumpkin-Bourbon Fizz from Culinary Adventures with Camilla.