Orange Cranberry Muffins

Orange Cranberry Muffins
Low Fat Snack


Hearty! Healthy! Low Fat! High Fiber! What more could you ask from a muffin?
40 Minutes to Prepare and Cook


Ingredients

1 cup Apple Sauce, Unsweetened
1 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener
1/4 cup Egg White
Juice from 2 oranges with water added to equal 1 1/2 cups.
2 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Bread Flour
1 1/2 cups Oats (quick or rolled)
2 1/4 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
Orange rind from 2 oranges (approx 2 tbsp)
3 cups Cranberries, frozen, unsweetened


Directions
Mix apples sauce, splenda, egg, baking powder, baking soda and orange juice/water mixture together.
In a separate bowl mix flour, oats, rind and cranberries.
Stir Flour mixture into liquid mixture just to moistenen. Don't over mix.
Spoon into 12 muffin cups filling cups to top or just over (srayed with Pam) and bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees or until goldern brown on top and tooth pick comes out clean.
Makes 12 large muffins (approx 4 oz ea!). A really filling,get you trough the afternoon snack or perfect as part of a Healthy breakfast with fruit and non fat yogurt! Enjoy!

Number of Servings: 12




Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving 1 muffin
Calories: 189.7
Total Fat: 1.3 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 113.0 mg
Total Carbs: 39.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.9 g
Protein: 7.0 g

Zesty Citrus Vinaigrette (vinegarette)

2 Tbsp powdered fruit pectin
1 tsp sugar
2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley or 2 tsp dried
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp chopped fresh oregano or 1/4 tsp dried oregano
Dash ground red pepper (cayenne)
1/2 cup water
1 Tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 Tbsp white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
1 garlic clove, minced
This dressing lends zesty flavor with no fat. Serve it on a salad of spinach leaves, mandarin orange segments, sliced celery and croutons.

Combine all ingredients in small jar with tight- fitting lid; shake to blend well.

Makes 2/3 cup, 1 Tbsp per serving (8 calories, 0 g fat, 0 g chol, 50 mg sodium)

Recipe is from the July/August 1994 issue of Pillsbury Fast & Healthy.