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When I am invited to a get together at someone's home, I like to bring them a little something that they can enjoy the next morning. We all know what it feels like to get up the morning after you have hosted a party. There are dishes to be done, floors to clean, and you really aren't in the mood to cook yourself something good.
For the first parties of the season, my hostess gift is Mini Pumpkin Muffins with Spiced Honey Butter.
I posted the recipe a couple of weeks back: Taste of the Season-Pumpkin Bread and Spiced Honey Butter. I used the same recipe that I made in the post linked above but scooped the batter into my new mini-muffin pan instead.
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This pan is so easy to use and to clean! I spritzed it with a bit of coconut oil cooking spray to grease the pan and when I was done cooking, the residual spray washed off with water! There was no sticky yellowish mess that you get with other pans. Needless to say, I was thrilled. Anything that allows me to clean up more quickly is great and I will be sure to share it.
So back to the cooking. The recipe for the pumpkin bread will make 2 and a half pans of mini muffins so you will have plenty for your breakfast too. If you prefer, you can divide the batter and make one mini-muffin pan and a bundt cake, loaf, or 3 mini-loafs out of the remaining batter. I used a small scoop to make the muffins the same size. The scoop is easier to use if you spray it with a little of that coconut cooking spray after 4 or 5 scoops of dough.
The mini muffins bake really fast so give them only 7-10 minutes before you test for doneness. Let them cool completely on a rack before you bag up a few as your gift. I stack 4-5 muffins then roll them in saran wrap.
The other part of the gift is a small pot of the spiced honey butter. I put this in small ramekins that I purchase a set at a time at World Market. Each Ramekin is less than a dollar so I keep them on hand for easy gift giving.
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Put the honey butter in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Cover the top of the ramekin with saran wrap and it is ready to go.
I stack the wrapped muffins on top of the ramekin and put them into a gift bag. Now the hosts are ready for breakfast in the morning. And another great thing, is that is recipe makes so many muffins, I get some too! I divide both the muffins and spiced honey butter and there is plenty for my breakfast as well! Or a little midnight snack when I arrive home from the party!
Enjoy!
Laureen
Put the honey butter in the refrigerator for at least an hour. Cover the top of the ramekin with saran wrap and it is ready to go.
I stack the wrapped muffins on top of the ramekin and put them into a gift bag. Now the hosts are ready for breakfast in the morning. And another great thing, is that is recipe makes so many muffins, I get some too! I divide both the muffins and spiced honey butter and there is plenty for my breakfast as well! Or a little midnight snack when I arrive home from the party!
Enjoy!
Laureen
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