Low Fat Cranberry Orange Oat Muffins

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk powder
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 5 ounces water
• 1 cup oatmeal (uncooked)
• 1/4 cup egg substitute
• 2 tablespoons applesauce
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons ground flax seeds
• 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees. spray twelve medium muffin cups with cooking spray.
• 2 combine dry milk, vinegar and water to make 1 cup of buttermilk.
• 3 in a medium bowl combine oats and buttermilk, let stand for 10 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, combine orange juice and dried cranberries in a sauce pan. stir over medium heat until orange juice is absorbed.
• 5 in a large bowl, mix dry ingredients, cranberries and nuts.
• 6 stir egg substitute and applesauce into oat and buttermilk mixture.
• 7 pour oat mixture into dry ingredients, stir until moistened. fill muffin cups almost full.
• 8 bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. cool in pan on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from pan. brush tops with orange juice and sprinkle with granulated sugar.