Gingerbread Muffins

Source: The Sisters Cafe

Ingredients:
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1/3 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon allspice (I didn't have any so I did 1/8 teaspoon cloves + 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg)

Glaze
Mix the following together until desired consistency is reached (this makes a lot of glaze - way more than I needed, so I think I'd half it next time)
1 Tablespoon butter softened
1 1/4 cup powdered sugar
2-3 Tablespoons milk

Directions:
Heat oven to 400.  Grease bottoms only of 12 regular size muffin cups or place a paper baking cup in each muffin cup.

In a large bowl beat brown sugar, molasses, milk, oil, and egg with spoon (or use a mixer).  Stir in remaining ingredients just until flour is moistened.  Divide batter evenly into the muffin cups.

Bake 18-20 minutes or until tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean.  Immediately remove from pan to wire rack to cool.  Drizzle powdered sugar glaze over top.  Enjoy!

Notes:
If you know anything about me from reading my latest posted recipes, it is that I really love muffins (maybe even more than soup ... I'll have to see which wins for most posted by me).  I also really love gingerbread - especially the smell.  And oh my!  Does our apartment ever smell good!  :)