Spiced Apple Cider Muffins

1.INGREDIENTS

-2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
-4 teaspoons whole-wheat flour
-1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
-1 tablespoon butter, cut into small pieces
-2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts (optional)
-1 cup whole-wheat flour
-1 cup all-purpose flour
-1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
-1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
-1 large egg
-1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
-1/2 cup apple butter, such as Smuckers
-1/3 cup maple syrup
-1/3 cup apple cider
-1/3 cup low-fat plain yogurt
-1/4 cup canola oil
 
NUTRITTION INFORMATION

-Calories: 223 kcal
-Carbohydrates: 37 g
-Dietary Fiber: 2 g
-Fat: 7 g
-Protein: 3 g
-Sugars: 19 g  

2.COOKING DIRECTIONS

-Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.

-To prepare streusel: Mix brown sugar, whole-wheat flour and cinnamon in a small bowl. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in walnuts, if using.

-To prepare muffins: Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl.
Whisk egg and brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in apple butter, syrup, cider, yogurt and oil. Make a well in the dry ingredients; add the wet ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined. Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups (they’ll be quite full). Sprinkle with the streusel.

-Bake the muffins until the tops are golden brown and spring back when touched lightly, 15 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Loosen edges and turn muffins out onto a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.

Yield: 12 servings

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Posted by Sandy Bloom on Oct 12 2008. Filed under Food, Recipes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry