2 cup whole-wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup honey
2 cup water, or nut milk
2 tbsp applesauce
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp mace
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp ginger
Directions
Combine wet ingredients. Fold dry and wet ingredients together, until
just moistened. Spoon into lightly oiled or non-stick muffin tins.
Bake at
350 degrees for 30 minutes. From the collection of Sue Smith,
S.Smith34, Uploaded June 16, 1994
Preparation Time: McDou
Servings: 4 servings
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Categories: Bread; Breads; Muffin
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