Gingerbread Muffins

This recipe screams Christmas to me.   I love most anything with molasses in it.

GINGERBREAD MUFFINS

(makes 20-24)

Ingredients:

*1/2 cup vegetable oil

*1/4 cup granulated sugar 

*1/4 cup light brown sugar

*1 cup molasses

*1 large egg, beaten and room temperature

*3 cup all-purpose flour, sifted

*1/2 teaspoon baking soda

*1/4 teaspoon baking powder

*1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

*1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

*1/2 teaspoon salt

*1 cup milk, room temperature

*coarse sugar for sprinkling

Directions:

~Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

~Add paper liners to muffin tins.

~In a large bowl,  stir granulated sugar, brown sugar, and oil together.

~Stir in molasses and egg.

~In a clean mixing bowl, sift together, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger and salt.

~Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients, just slightly.

~Stir in milk until just combined.

~Fill muffin tin to 2/3 full.

~Sprinkle with coarse sugar.

~Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into muffin.

~Remove from oven and set on a cooling rack.

~Cool for 10 minutes, before  removing them from the pan.