Author Adapted by Lisa Fain from a King Arthur recipe
Ingredients
1/4cupbutter, room temperature
1/4cupvegetable oil
3/4cupmolasses
1/2cuplight packed brown sugar
2large eggs, beaten
2 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1 1/2teaspoonsbaking powder
1/4teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonground ginger
1teaspoonground cinnamon
1/4teaspoonground cloves
1/4teaspoonground nutmeg
1/4teaspoonkosher salt
Pinchblack pepper
1cupwhole milk
Powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425°F and lightly grease 12 regular muffin cups or line them with muffin cups.
Cream together the butter, oil, molasses, and brown sugar until smooth. Stir in the eggs until well combined.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and black pepper. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient and mix until the batter just comes together. Pour in the milk and stir until smooth. The batter should look like chocolate frosting.
Fill the muffin cups just to the top and bake for 15-17 minutes or until a knife inserted into the muffin comes out clean. Dust the tops with powdered sugar. Serve warm.
Notes
Optional add-ins can include 1/4 cup chopped candied ginger, 1/4 cup chopped cranberries, or 1/4 cup chocolate chips.