Praline:

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/ 2 cup butter, melted

Muffins:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon each ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon each allspice, cloves
• 1 cup pumpkin, canned
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup oil
• 4 tablespoons marmelade
• 1/2 cup golden raisins

Toss first three ingredients together; set aside.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sift dry ingredients together and set aside. Mix pumpkin, sugar, buttermilk, oil, egg, and marmalade together. Stir dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture and add raisins. Spoon mix into well-greased muffin pans or into paper muffins cups. Fill individual pans 3/4 full. Spoon praline topping onto batter, dividing equally. Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Cool in pans for 2 to 3 minutes before removing.

Yield: twenty four muffins