Low Fat Muffins

[judy]

I eat one of these every day for lunch. I used to buy them, but since I retired, I can't find any as good as where I worked. This recipe is still a work in progress. Any tweaks, suggestions, etc. would be wonderful!

Preheat the oven to about 400
Grease your muffin pan

2 cups of cake flour
1/2 cup sugar substitute (using Splenda - too expensive - any ideas?)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
4 tsp baking powder
Mix in a large bowl

In another bowl:
1 egg (or egg substitute)
3 tbl. butter substitute, melted
1 cup fat free yogurt
1 tsp vanilla

Mix the eggs, etc. into the flour and mix. Don't mix until it's a smooth paste. It should be a bit lumpy.
Bake for from 12 - 25 minutes, depending on your oven.; When you stick a toothpick in and it comes out clean, they're done.


Options: I add about 1 cup unsweetened applesauce, as many blueberries as I have, and whatever other fruit I have. I'll cut up a peeled apple, a banana, add a jar of cranberry sauce or pumpkin, etc.

I have a pan that makes giant, deli size muffins and get 6 from this recipe. Next time, I'm going to double it and make 12. They can be frozen.

[Marilyn]

Judy, I'll have to try yours. They sound really good!!! and I'm a real fan of muffins.

Here's my version of Heart Healthy Bran Muffins. It too is a work in progress!!

1 1/2 cups All Bran Cereal
1/2 cup Old Fashioned Oatmeal
1 1/2 cup Soy milk
1 1/4 cup King Arthur or other natural whole wheat flour
1 tblsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 heaping tsp. Powdered Stevia (from Health Food Store) or 1/4 cup Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking or 1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 egg whites
2 tblsp. whole flax seed (from Health Food Store)
1 tblsp. Canola oil
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (walnuts lower blood pressure) may use ? cup of each
1 cup chopped dried fruit (I like to use dried strawberries or raisins) may also use mashed bananas
1 tsp. vanilla

Combine cereal, oatmeal and milk and let stand for 2 minutes.
Sift together flour, sweetener, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
Add egg, flax seed & oil to cereal mixture. Beat well. Add flour mixture stirring until combined. Add nuts, fruit and vanilla & stir. Portion into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400F about 20 to 22 minutes until golden brown.
These muffins freeze well.

[Marilyn]

I don't know why my fractions are not showing up correctly.

On my computer they look like question marks.

The lines showing question marks should read:

1 & one half cup All Bran Cereal
one half cup Oatmeal
1 & one half cup soy milk
1 & one quarter cup whole wheat flour
one quarter tsp salt
one quarter cup of Splenda Sugar Blend for Baking or one half cup sugar

Hope this fixes it.

[Mandy]

Those muffins sound really good, thanks for sharing girls. Im keeping all the 4wt recipes, soon ill have a cookbook LOL :D

[judy]

Thanks Marilyn - I'm going to try this recipe. It sounds delicious!