Best Pumpkin Muffins with Sweet & Crunchy Topping

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, (melted)
• 5 tablespoons demerara sugar ((also called raw cane sugar or turbinado))
• ¾ cup chopped pecans
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3/4 cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, (softened)
• 1½ cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 15-ounce (425-g) can 100% pure pumpkin ( (I use Libby’s))