Apple Oat Muffins(Ovo Lacto)

1/2 c Pitted prunes

2 tb Water

1 2/3 c Unbleached all-purpose flour

1/2 c Old-fashioned oatmeal

1/2 c Brown sugar -- firmly packed

1 tb Baking powder

1/4 ts Salt -- optional

1 1/2 ts Ground cinnamon

1/2 c Skim milk

1/4 c Maple syrup

2 Egg whites -- .

1 c Chopped apples

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees 2. Place prunes and

water in a food processor or blender and puree. 3. Combine flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, salt if using and cinnamon in a bowl. 4. In a seperate bowl, beat together the prune puree, milk, maple syrup, egg whites and apples. 5. Stir the we ingredients into the dry ingredients until the dry ingredients are moistened. 6. Transfer batter to nonstick or paper lined muffin cups, or to muffin cups lightly sprayed with vegtable cooking spray. Bake 20-30min until muffin tops are lightly browned and a

wooden toothpick inserted into the middle of a muffin comes out clean. NOTE: You can substitute 1/3 cup commercially prepared pureed prunebaby food of prune butter(found in jam & jelly of baking section of your supermarket for the prune puree) the baby food prune jars you will need 2 2/2 oz jars and the prune butter will add extra cal sue to the added sugars in the mixture. I used the baby food prunes and it worked quite well. Nutrition (per serving): 144 calories Total Fat 0 g (3% of calories) Source: 500 Fat-Free Recipes By Sarah Schlesinger Page(s): 43 Date Published: 1994 A complete guide to Reducing the fat in your diet. : D/L from Prodigy 12-14-94. Recipe collection of Sue Smith. 1.80?