Apple Walnut Muffins
Cooking for 2
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“A friend in New York gave me the recipe for these delightful muffins,” Margaret McNeil notes from Germantown, Tennessee. “They stay moist for days…if you have any left!”
SERVINGS: 6
CATEGORY: Lower Fat
METHOD: Baked
TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup chopped peeled tart apple
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup 2% milk
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons chopped walnuts
- 3 tablespoons raisins
Directions:
In a small bowl, combine the apple and sugar; set aside. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the apple mixture, walnuts and raisins.
Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill three-fourths full with batter.
Bake at 375° for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Yield: 6 muffins.