sweet-butternut-squash-muffins.json

{
    "directions": [
        "Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Prepare 12 muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper liners and prepare the liners with cooking spray.",
        "Put squash into a roasting pan with cut sides down. Pour enough water into pan to fill 1/2-inch deep.",
        "Roast squash in preheated oven until flesh is easily pierced through with a fork, about 45 minutes. Remove roasting pan and reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).",
        "Scoop hot squash into a large bowl and mash until no large chunks remain. Stir sugar and butter into the squash.",
        "Whisk flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt together in a bowl.",
        "Beat eggs, milk, sour cream, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Stirring constantly, add a spoonful of squash mixture into the egg mixture to temper it before adding egg mixture to the squash mixture; stir.",
        "Fold flour mixture into the squash mixture until just incorporated; spoon into muffin tins. Top each with a pecan half.",
        "Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 12 to 15 minutes."
    ],
    "ingredients": [
        "cooking spray",
        "1 butternut squash, halved lengthwise and seeded",
        "water, as needed",
        "3/4 cup white sugar",
        "3 tablespoons butter",
        "1 cup all-purpose flour",
        "3/4 cup oats",
        "2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder",
        "1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon",
        "1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg",
        "1/2 teaspoon ground allspice",
        "1/4 teaspoon salt",
        "2 eggs",
        "1/2 cup milk",
        "1 tablespoon sour cream",
        "1 teaspoon vanilla extract",
        "12 pecan halves"
    ],
    "language": "en-US",
    "source": "allrecipes.com",
    "tags": [],
    "title": "Sweet Butternut Squash Muffins",
    "url": "http://allrecipes.com/recipe/231820/sweet-butternut-squash-muffins/"
}