| Who can resist warm muffins? Not me. I love | | | | sugar. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 20-25 |
| muffins and bake many different kinds. | | | | minutes. Yield: 1 dozen muffins. |
| Making muffins from scratch gives me a chance | | | | |
| to add more grains and fruits to my diet. | | | | SWEET CORN MUFFINS |
| Though I can't say these recipes are totally | | | | |
| healthy, I can say they're healthier than the | | | | Dry ingredients: 1 1/4 cups flour, 3/4 cup |
| original recipes because of the ingredients | | | | corn meal, 1/4 cup Splenda, 1 tablespoon |
| I've swapped. | | | | baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt |
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| Instead of white flour I use half white and | | | | Wet ingredients: 2 eggs, 1 cup skim milk, 1 |
| half whole wheat. I use half Splenda and | | | | 2 cup sugar-free applesauce, 1 tablespoon |
| half sugar for most muffin recipes. The | | | | vegetable oil, 2 tablespoons honey, 1 |
| muffins are virtually fat free because I use | | | | teaspoon vanilla |
| sugar-free applesauce instead of shortening. | | | | |
| I also swap skim milk for whole. | | | | In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients with |
| | | | a whisk. In a separate bowl, combine wet |
| All of these recipes get a five-star rating, | | | | ingredients with a whisk. Add wet |
| according to my family members. Eat them | | | | ingredients to dry, being careful not to over |
| right from the oven and you won't need butter | | | | mix. If the batter is too stiff add a little |
| or margarine. The Apple Cinnamon Muffins | | | | more milk. |
| will make every breakfast special. For | | | | |
| another breakfast treat pair Sweet Corn | | | | Spoon batter into paper muffin cups. |
| Muffins with sugar-free strawberry jam. | | | | Sprinkle each muffin with a little sugar. |
| These corn muffins also taste good with | | | | Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15-20 minutes. |
| chili. And the Orange-Blueberry Muffins are | | | | Yield: 1 dozen muffins. |
| so tasty you may find yourself eating them | | | | |
| for dessert. | | | | ORANGE-BLUEBERRY MUFFINS |
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| APPLE CINNAMON MUFFINS | | | | Dry ingredients: 1 cup white flour, 1 cup |
| | | | wheat flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup Splenda, |
| Dry ingredients: 1 cup white flour, 1 cup | | | | 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, |
| wheat flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup Splenda, | | | | 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries |
| 3/4 teaspoon baking soda, 3/4 teaspoon | | | | |
| cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon salt | | | | Wet ingredients: 1 egg, 1/2 cup sugar-free |
| | | | applesauce, 1 tablespoon cooking oil, 1/2 cup |
| Wet ingredients: 2 eggs, 3/4 cup sugar-free | | | | fresh orange juice, 1 teaspoon orange zest, 1 |
| applesauce, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 | | | | teaspoon vanilla |
| teaspoon vanilla, 1 medium apple (grated), | | | | |
| calorie-free brown sugar | | | | In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients with |
| | | | a whisk. Gently fold blueberries into dry |
| In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients with | | | | ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine wet |
| a whisk. In a separate bowl, combine wet | | | | ingredients with a whisk. Add wet |
| ingredents together with a whisk. Add wet | | | | ingredients to dry, being careful not to over |
| ingredients to dry, being careful not to over | | | | mix. If the batter is too stiff add a little |
| mix. If the batter is too stiff at a little | | | | more orange juice. Spoon batter into paper |
| skim milk. | | | | muffin cups. Sprinkle each muffin with a |
| | | | little sugar. Bake in a 400 degree oven for |
| Spoon batter into paper muffin cups. | | | | 20-25 minutes. Yield: 1 dozen muffins. |
| Sprinkle each muffn with calorie-free brown | | | | |