Pumpkin Muffins 2

Pumpkin Muffins 2

I went to make my perfect pumpkin muffins and realized i was out of yougurt. Without something sour I had to change from baking soda to baking powder. I made 12 little muffins, but could have made only 9 or 10.

INGREDIENTS

5TB Agave Nectar
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 eggs

Dry:
3/4 cup white whole wheat flour
3/4 cup oat bran
3/4 cup dry milk
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
OR
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cardamon
3 cloves
and some fresh ground nutmeg - maybe 1/2 tsp

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and a muffin pan.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the dry ingredients and set aside.
3. Beat together egg, yogurt, agave nectar, pumpkin and apple. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients.
3. Bake for about 20 min in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the muffin comes out clean
These are great - perfect texture - no hard exterior like my pumpkin loaf. I think these are close to fat free,they are sugar-free and whole grain.

Posted by KitchenPrincess at 6:07 AM

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miniature wedding cakes

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1.5 cup sugar
2 c flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
touch of fresh ground nutmeg
2 tsp soda
4 lg. or 6 sm. eggs
1.5 c oil
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