Pumpkin-oat Bran Muffins

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unprocessed oat bran
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mashed pumpkin, , cooked
• 1/2 cup skim milk
• 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• vegetable oil cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 combine first six ingredients in a large bowl; stir well.
• 2 make a well in center of mixture.
• 3 combine pumpkin and next three ingredients; stir well.
• 4 add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
• 5 spoon into muffin pans coated with cooking spray, filling ¾ full.
• 6 bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes.
• 7 remove from pans immediately; serve warm or at room temperature.
• 8 banana oat bran muffins: substitute ¾ cup mashed ripe banana for pumpkin.
• 9 apple-oat bran muffins: substitute 1/2 cup minced apple for pumpkin.
• 10 substitute apple pie spice for pumpkin pie spice.
• 11 add 1 tsp ground cinnamon to dry ingredients.