Corn Bread Muffins

• Yield: 8 muffins (1 muffin each)
• Preparation Time: 20 minutes
• Cooking Time: 12 minutes

These muffins are great way to start the day and are also delicious addition to the breadbasket at the dinner table. Serve with Tomato Zingers (refer to the site).

Ingredients:

1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 cup oatmeal

1 egg white

1 cup skim milk

1/4 cup applesauce

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use non-stick muffin tins, or muffin tins sprayed or brushed lightly with vegetable cooking oil, and place tins in oven to warm for 5 minutes before filling.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and cornmeal in a mixing bowl.
3. In a separate bowl, combine egg white, milk, and applesauce.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir until dry ingredients are just moistened.
5. Spoon batter into warmed muffin tins. Each tin should be about 2/3 full. Bake for 12 minutes or until muffins are lightly browned and a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Each serving provides:

Calories: 78

Fat: 4 g

Cholesterol: 5 mg

Protein: 2.9 g

Carbohydrates: 15 g

Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g

Sodium: 26 mg