1/2 cup pitted prunes
2 tbsp water
1 2/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt, optional
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup skim milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 egg whites, .
1 cup chopped apples
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees 2. Place prunes and water in a food
processor or blender and puree. 3. Combine flour, oats, brown sugar,
baking powder, salt if using and cinnamon in a bowl. 4. In a seperate
bowl, beat together the prune puree, milk, maple syrup, egg whites
and apples. 5. Stir the we ingredients into the dry ingredients until
the dry ingredients are moistened. 6. Transfer batter to nonstick or
paper lined muffin cups, or to muffin cups lightly sprayed with
vegtable cooking spray. Bake 20-30min until muffin tops are lightly
browned and a wooden toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin
comes out clean.
NOTE: You can substitute 1/3 cup commercially prepared pureed
prunebaby food of prune butter(found in jam & jelly of baking section
of your supermarket for the prune puree) the baby food prune jars you
will need 2 2/2 oz jars and the prune butter will add extra cal sue
to the added sugars in the mixture. I used the baby food prunes and
it worked quite well.
Nutrition (per serving): 144 calories Total Fat 0 g (3% of
calories) Source: 500 Fat-Free Recipes By Sarah Schlesinger
Page(s): 43 Date Published: 1994 A complete guide to Reducing the fat
in your diet. :
D/L from Prodigy 12-14-94. Recipe collection of Sue Smith. 1.80á
Servings: 12 servings
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