Pumpkin-nut Muffins (healthier!)

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unbleached flour or 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup canned plain pumpkin puree
• 2/3 cup 2% buttermilk
• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400*. lightly coat a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick spray or line with paper liners.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix together the unbleached or all-purpose flour, sugar, whole wheat flour, pumpkin pie spice, cloves, baking soda, and salt. make a well in the centee of the flour mixture.
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, buttermilk, applesauce, and egg whites. scrape into the well in the flour mixture. stir just until the batter is moistened. fold in walnuts.
• 4 divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. bake for 17-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. cool in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes. invert onto the rack and serve warm or at room temperature.