Pumpkin Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup solid-pack pumpkin
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 1/4 cups sugar, plus
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins (optional)

Preparation

Put oven rack in middle position. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put muffin liners in muffin pan.
Combine (sift) flour and baking powder.
In a separate bowl, whisk together pumpkin, oil, eggs, pumpkin-pie spice, 1 1/4 cups sugar, baking soda, and salt.
Whisk flour mixture into sugar/pumpkin mixture until just combined.
Stir in raisins.
Stir together cinnamon and remaining 1 tablespoon sugar in another bowl.
Divide batter among muffin cups (each should be about 3/4 full), then sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar mixture.
Bake until golden brown and wooden toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean, 25-30 minutes.
Cool muffins in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack. Cool to warm or room temperature.