Morning Glory Muffins I

This muffin has a little bit of everything - carrots, raisins, apple butter, wheat germ, nuts. A perfect start for your day!

Recipe «Morning Glory Muffins I» presented in category Recipes / Health, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author shef would need: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1 1/4 cups white sugar, 1 tbsp ground cinnamon, 2 tsp baking powder , 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 2 cups grated carrots , 1 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped, 1 cup raisins, 1 egg, 2 egg whites, 1/2 cup apple butter, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 1 tbsp vanilla extract, 2 tbsp chopped walnuts.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar 
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon 
• 2 tsp baking powder 
• 1/2 tsp baking soda 
• 1/2 tsp salt 
• 2 cups grated carrots 
• 1 apple - peeled, cored, and chopped 
• 1 cup raisins 
• 1 egg 
• 2 egg whites 
• 1/2 cup apple butter 
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil 
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract 
• 2 tbsp chopped walnuts 
• 2 tbsp toasted wheat germ 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly oil 18 muffin cups, or coat with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites, apple butter, oil and vanilla.
3. In a large bowl, stir together flours, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in carrots, apples and raisins. Stir in apple butter mixture until just moistened. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling them about 3/4 full.
4. In a small bowl, combine walnuts and wheat germ; sprinkle over the muffin tops.
5. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the tops are golden and spring back when lightly pressed.