Pumpkin Muffins

I know I've posted another Pumpkin Muffin recipe . . . but that one was a "lazy" recipe.  This one is more of a from scratch, "real" baking recipe.

Pumpkin Muffins

1/2 cup butter

1 cup white sugar
1 tsp honey
1/2 c applesauce
2 cups pureed pumpkin*
2 tsp Cinnamon
1 1/4 cups flour
1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour**
2 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt

In large bowl, cream butter, sugar and honey.  Add applesauce and pumpkin.  Mix.  Slowly add flour, cinnamon, soda and salt.  Mix until moist.  Turn mixture into muffin pans (ice cream scoop will make consistent size muffins).  Bake at 350 for around 20 minutes.

Makes 12 muffins.

* can use canned (NOT pumpkin pie mix) pumpkin in place of pureed pumpkin.
** can use 2 1/2 cups regular flour instead of the 1 1/4 each mix - muffins will be lighter.