Battle of the Bens (& Pumpkin Muffins): Part three

This is the exciting finale you’ve all been waiting for (all three of you…)

To recap:

There are multiple pumpkin muffin recipes.
There are multiple musicians named Ben.
We need to find the best.

Now, without further ado:

Ben Gibbard & Woah, I Made Way Too Many of These Pumpkin Muffins

I’m not even a little sick of it. FYI I ended up with about 27 muffins. Maybe math it down to half if you don’t want a batch of muffins that’s bigger than love.

You need a whole can this time. Did I mention it’s going to make a LOT of muffins?

 

FOUR eggs

Three cups of sugar. This is about where I started to panic at the amount.

1/2 cup of oil and 1/2 cup of Orange Juice. Yes, orange juice. I thought it was weird, too.

Now that you’ve mixed that all up, get another bowl.

Bowl Two: 3 cups flour, 1 tablespoon plus two teaspoons pumpkin spice, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt. Mix it.

Now, it is time for two bowls to become one.

Grease the pan. You will hate yourself later if you don’t do this.

Fill them up about 2/3 of the way.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Since I had so much batter, I decided to get creative.

It worked. Add the chocolate chips to the batter though, don’t just drop them on top.

 

RECIPE

3 cups flour
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 cups granulated sugar
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree
4 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water or orange juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a muffin pan.
Combine sugar, pumpkin, eggs, oil, and juice in bowl, beat until blended.
Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt in a second bowl.
Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture, stir until moistened.
Spoon batter into muffin cups (2/3 or 3/4 full)
Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (c’mon, you know this by now).
Cool for 10 minutes before removing.
Store in covered container or sealable plastic bags.

 

Each muffin had its own pros and cons.
Muffin 1: Super easy, kind of sticky
Muffin 2: Very tasty, very dense
Muffin 3: Way more complicated, huge yield, but delicious

I can’t chose a winner!

As for the best Ben… we can hold it to a vote?

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