Sunday, January 3, 2010

Pumpkin Muffins


This is a recipe for a healthy, delicious muffin that you can have for a quick breakfst or afternoon snack. Each muffin has 141 calories, 4 g. fat, 7 2 g. fiber. Enjoy!

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup buckwheat or whole-wheat flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 slightly beaten eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup fat-free milk
1/2 tsp. finely shredded orange peel
1/4 cup orange juice
2 tbsp. canola oil

Preheat oven to 400. Grease 12 muffin cups. In a medium bowl, combine flours, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, & salt. Set aside.
In another medium bowl, combine eggs, pumpkin, milk, orange peel, orange juice, & oil. Add all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy).
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until muffins are ligth brown. Cool in cups on wire rack fro 5 minutes. Serve warm.

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