Low Fat Cranberry Orange Muffins (2)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour or 1 cup spelt flour
• 1 cup barley flour
• 2/3-3/4 cup fruit dried sweetened cranberries (taste cranberries to determine sweetness and then adjust recipe to use either the rice syrup or wate)
• 1/3-1/2 cup walnuts or 1/3-1/2 cup pecans
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 grated orange, rind of
• 1/2 cup applesauce
• 1 cup orange juice (fresh squeezed is best)
• 1/2 cup rice syrup or 1/2 cup water or 1/2 cup orange juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 mix dry ingredients (including orange rind).
• 3 add wet ingredients and mix until just mixed.
• 4 lightly oil a muffin tin, fill and bake for 20-25 minutes or until just lightly browned around the edges.
• 5 allow to cool before removing from tin.
• 6 note: when muffins are cool, put away in plastic bags.
• 7 unlike other muffins they will stay better this way.
• 8 due to the low fat content they will dry out quickly, this way they will stay moist and yummy.
• 9 variations: make a higher fat muffin by replacing the apple sauce with canola oil.
• 10 use other dried fruits like apricots, figs, prunes or dates.
• 11 use fresh or frozen raspberries instead of cranberries.
• 12 use 2 cups whole wheat or spelt flour for a heartier muffin.