Pumpkin Muffins!

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On Monday, October 6, 2014 the Hayward Rec Center on Laguna Street in San Francisco made delicious Pumpkin Muffins! 

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As part of our CommunityGrows Seed-to-Mouth Program on Monday afternoons, the youth spent the time reading the recipe, figuring out the measurements and putting them together for a delicious treat!
Here is the recipe:
Pumpkin Muffins

Ingredients:
3-1/3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
2/3 cup water
2 cups of pumpkin puree

Directions:

1. Mix all the dry ingredients first then add the wet ingredients and blend until smooth.
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare muffin tins by greeasing with vegetable oil or butter and sprinkling lightly with flour. Shake out excess flour.
3. Fill muffin tins three-quarters full and bake for 20-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Frost with icing if desired.
ENJOY!