Muffins

Here's a recipe that I tried for the first time this week, and LOVED! These muffins are very easy, moist, and freezable. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do. (Sorry there is no picture. By the time I thought of it, they were frozen and they just don't look as pretty that way. If you want to see one, you'll have to make them, or come to my house and have one!)

Apple Date muffins

(If you don’t have dates, raisins can work well too)

Ingredients:

2 cups flour (half whole wheat)

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt
1Tbsp. cinnamon

2 egg yokes, beaten

1 cup vanilla yogurt or fat free sour cream

1/3 cup applesauce1 Tbsp. oil
2 cups finely chopped apples

1 ½ cups dried dates, chopped

Topping:1 Tbsp butter, melted

¼ cup brown sugar

¼ cup oats

½ tsp cinnamon

Mix dry ingredients in large bowl.

Combine egg, yogurt and applesauce, and oil in separate bowl. Add to flour mixture, stirring until just moistened.

Stir in apples and dates.

Grease muffin tins, and fill.

Combine topping ingredients and spoon onto each muffin.

Makes 12 large muffins or 48 mini muffins. Bake at 375 (large) or 350 (mini) for about 25 minutes (or 12-15 for mini).