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Happy Thursday everyone!  And a happy 100th post to me!  I can’t believe it myself, but I am officially not a newbie foodie anymore.  I’ve made it past the hump and now I’m an experienced blogger(chuckle).  I don’t know how experienced I feel quite yet, but maybe eventually it will come to that.  I’m still feeling a little out of sorts here lately but I hope to be getting back into the swing of things soon.  In honor of my 100th post I am doing a giveaway!  Yay!  The only thing you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite fall food is.  Anything you can think of will do.  I would love some good ideas!  You have until Tuesday, October 28th at 12:00 noon.  I will announce the winners shortly after that.  Would you like to know what the giveaways are? Here it goes…

My beautiful mother has kindly donated one of her gorgeous hand made French Linen Aprons.  Make sure you check out her site, My French Table. ÂShe sells handmade French Tablecloths and Linens.  They are gorgeous and affordable.  So to one lucky winner, this apron will be all yours!

And for the last item, I received this wonderful cookbook in the mail, The Gathering of Friends.  It is a great cookbook with some great ideas for entertaining and beautiful recipes. So, make sure you post your comment on this post before Tuesday so that you can have a chance at winning one of two fabulous prizes!!

Now onto the recipe!! These muffins are so delicious and moist and tasty that you can’t eat just one.  They are filled with fall spices and topped with a brown sugar cinnamon crumble and drizzled with a cinnamon cream cheese glaze.  You just can’t beat that combination my friends.  And I can only tell you that the aroma of your home while these are baking should be bottled up and made into a candle because it is delightful. I hope you enjoy them and have a great weekend!  Don’t forget to enter the giveaway and tell all your friends to enter too!

Pumpkin Spice Muffins
recipe by Steph
makes 12 muffins

For the muffins:
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 cup pureed pumpkin
For the Crumble:
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoons melted butter
For the glaze:
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
2 ounces softened cream cheese
dash of ground cinnamon
dash of milk, if needed
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray regular muffin in with non stick spray.
2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
3. Using a mixer, mix the butter and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined. Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the milk and cream. Add pumpkin puree. Do not overmix.
4. Divide batter evenly between the muffin tins, filling to the very top and a little over.
5. In a small bowl, mix together the ingredients for the crumble. Crumble on top of each muffin batter. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until cooked through and lightly browned. Transfer to a wire rack to cool slightly.
6. In a small bowl, mix together the ingredients for the glaze. Drizzle over the tops of the muffins.