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10-04 Pumpkin apple muffins

So I have fall fever now. Love these foods I don't make until it gets cold and the leaves are falling as well as the rain....
If you are missing one of the minor spices, don't worry or add in that much of whatever suits you.

Mix together in small bowl:
1 c flour
1 c whole wheat flour
1 1/2 t baking powder
1/4 t baking soda
1 t ground cinnamon
1 t dry ground ginger
1/2 t ground allspice
1/4 t cardamom
1/4 t ground clove
1/2 t salt
In separate larger bowl, mix together:
3/4 c (1 1/2 sticks)unsalted butter, melted
1 c brown sugar
Whisk into the sugar bowl:
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
Then stir in:
1 c (about 1/2 a 15 oz can) pureéd pumpkin (the leftover from your pumpkin apple stew)
Now mix in the dry ingredients into the sugar mixture.
Then stir in:
3/4 c applesauce or freshly grated apple
Optional additions are
1/2 c dried cranberries, raisins, etc.
1/2 c toasted nuts like pecans, etc.
Pour batter into prepared muffin tins.
Bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees until they pass the clean toothpick test.

To make this into a dessert (& add some serious calories-1/2 of the total from fat), add the following topping before baking-
Mix together to make a crumbly mix:
4 T unsalted butter, softened
1/2 c rolled oats
1/4 c flour
1/4 c brown sugar
1/4 c sugar
1/2 t cinnamon
pinch salt
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