Ingredients
Serves 12
3 Tbsp. brown sugar  1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1 Tbsp. dairy sour cream 1 beaten egg
1/3 cup broken pecans 3/4 cup buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose powder 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
1 tsp. ground cinnamon 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/3 cup margarine or butter, melted
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg 
Grease (12) 2 1/2 in. muffin cups.  In a small bowl stir together 3 Tbsp. brown sugar and sour cream.  Stir in pecans.  Set aside in a medium bowl.  Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and cloves.  Make a well in the center of dry mixture.  In another bowl stir egg, buttermilk pumpkin, 2/3 cup brown sugar, and melted butter.  Add the pumpkin mixture all at once to the dry mixture.  Fill each muffin cup 3/4 full.  Drop 1 tsp. of pecan mixture on top of each muffin.

Bake at 400 degrees about 20 minutes.  
Serve Warm.

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