Bitsy's Kitchen
Apple-Pecan Muffins
1 cup wheat bran flakes cereal with raisins
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup nonfat buttermilk
2 tablespoons margarine, melted
1 egg
1 cup finely chopped peeled Rome apple
1/3 cup chopped pecans, toasted
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon margarine, melted
Vegetable cooking spray
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Combine the first 6 ingredients in a bowl, and make a well in the center of mixture. Combine buttermilk, 2 Tbsp. melted margarine, and egg, and stir well. Add to the flour mixture, stirring just until moistened, and set aside.
Combine apple and next 4 ingredients, stirring well; set aside. Spoon 2 tablespoons of batter into each of 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Divide apple mixture evenly among muffin cups, and top apple mixture with remaining batter, dividing evenly. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar evenly over muffins. Bake at 350° F. for 25 minutes. Remove from pans immediately.
Yield: 1 dozen (serving size: 1 muffin).