2 cup unbleached flour
1/4 cup wheat germ (opt)
1 tbsp apple pie spice or 1ts each of cinn, amon, allspice and
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup honey
2 jars (4oz) strained carrots or 1 cn, (16oz) pumpkin pur
2/3 cup applesauce
2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 vegetable oil spray
Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Stir together flour, wheat germ, spices,
baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside. Stir together
honey, carrots or pumpkin, applesauce, vegetable oil and eggs in
second bowl. Stir wet ingredients into dry, mixing until completely
moistened. Do not over beat. Coat mini-muffi pans with vegetable oil
spray and spoon in batter. Bake for 1-to14 minutes, until muffins
will spring back when touched.
Nutritional info per serving: 56 cal; 1.1g fat (18%), 1.1g pro, 10.4g
carb
Formatted 7/10/95 by Lisa Crawford (LISA_POOH@DELPHI.COM)
Servings: 3 dozen
Applesauce Surprise Mini-Muffins Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
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