Applesauce-Rhubarb Muffins Recipe

 

Ingredients

 

Makes 24 muffins

• 2 cups all purpose flour

• 1 cup whole wheat flour

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 2 beaten eggs

• 1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar

• 1 1/3 cups applesauce

• 1/2 cup cooking oil

• 1 1/2 cups chopped rhubarb Crumbled sugar cubes or cinnamon-sugar

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Method:

1. Lightly grease twenty-four 2 1/2 inch muffin cups or line with paper bake cups; set aside.

2. In a large bowl combine all purpose flour, whole wheat flout, baking poser, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture; set aside.

3. In a medium bowl combine eggs, brown sugar, applesauce and cooking oil. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in rhubarb.

4. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each two-thirds full. Sprinkle with crumbled sugar cubes or cinnamon-sugar.

5. Bake in a 400°C oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

6. Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups; serve warm.