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They are just filled with all sorts of things that good for you: carrots, whole wheat flour, and applesauce replaces much of the oil.These are the sort of muffin you can feel virtuous eating.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups shredded carrot
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/4 sugar
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1/2 cup oil
- 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 large eggs
Method: |
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour or line 20 wells in a muffin tin. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, carrots, ginger, allspice, cloves, sugar and mace. In a small bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the eggs, oil, applesauce and vanilla. Pour into the dry mixture and mix thoroughly. Fill each well 3/4 of the way full and bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the center muffin comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack. |
Cake recipes are the specialty of my best friend, my favorite ones are those exotic fruit cakes.