Chef John's Sweet Potato Muffins

Name: Chef John's Sweet Potato Muffins
Yield: 24
Ingredients: non-stick cooking spray; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg; 4 large eggs; 1 1/2 cups white sugar; 1/2 cup light brown sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1/4 cup melted butter; 2 cups mashed sweet potato (yams); 1 cup chopped pecans, plus more for topping; 2 teaspoons demerara sugar for topping

Chef John's Sweet Potato Muffins was pinched from <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/245442/chef-johns-sweet-potato-muffins/" target="_blank">allrecipes.com.</a>

""Instead of sweet potato pie (which I'm not that fond of), I made sweet potato muffins and I was thrilled with the results. Muffin or cupcake? Frosted or unfrosted? Doesn't matter--these really are fantastic."..."

INGREDIENTS

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non-stick cooking spray

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2 cups all-purpose flour

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2 teaspoons baking powder

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2 teaspoons cinnamon

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1 teaspoon kosher salt

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1 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

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1 pinch freshly grated nutmeg

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4 large eggs

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1 1/2 cups white sugar

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1/2 cup light brown sugar

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1 cup vegetable oil

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1/4 cup melted butter

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2 cups mashed sweet potato (yams)

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1 cup chopped pecans, plus more for topping

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2 teaspoons demerara sugar for topping

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