• 1 2/3 C. flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 Tbs. pumpkin pie spice
• 1 C. sugar
• 1 C. canned pumpkin
• 1/2 C. butter or margarine, melted
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 granny smith apple, peeled and finely chopped
• 3 Tbs. sugar
• 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Combine pumpkin, butter, and eggs, and add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Fold in chopped apple, and spoon into greased muffin pans, filling two-thirds full. Combine 3 Tbs. sugar and 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice; sprinkle evenly over muffins. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from pans immediately, and cool on wire racks.

Yield: 2 dozen