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Bread-Muffin: Apple Cranberry Streusel Muffins

Source of Recipe

California Project LEAN


List of Ingredients

3 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 c Sugar
1 tb Baking powder
1/2 c 1% lowfat milk
3 tb Vegetable oil
2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Unsweetened applesauce chunky style; -see note
1 Egg plus
2 Egg whites
2 c Chopped apples
1 c Cranberries fresh or frozen

-----STRUESEL TOPPING-----
1/2 c All purpose flour
1/2 c Brown sugar
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
1/4 ts Ground cloves
2 tb Melted margarine


Recipe

Preheat oven to 375. Spray muffin pans with no-stick cooking spray or use non-stick pans. Stir flour, sugar, and baking powder together in large mixing bowl. Add next 4 ingredients and beat with electric mixer on low speed until combined (30 seconds). Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping sides of bowl frequently. Add eggs and beat 2 more minutes. Stir in chopped apples and cranberries. Spoon into muffin pans until 3/4 full.

Spoon about 1 tablespoon of struesel topping over each muffin. Bake for 15-20 minutes until muffins test done.

Stuesel Topping: Blend the dry ingredients in a small bowl. Drizzle with the melted margarine and blend with pastry blender or fork.

Notes: When baking muffins or cakes, substitute half the butter or oil with unsweetened applesauce or another fruit puree like prune puree. Makes about 18 muffins.

[Per serving Calories 229; Fat 4g (16%cff); Cholesterol 12mg; Sodium 86mg]