Happy Fruit Muffins

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 12 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon baking soda
• 14 teaspoon ground ginger
• 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 18 teaspoon salt
• 12 cup buttermilk (mix 2 tsp of vinegar or lemon juice with 1/2 c. skim milk and let stand for 10 minutes)
• 12 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 medium banana, mashed (about 1/2 c.)
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 medium apple, peeled,cored,and chopped (about 1 c.)
• 12 cup dark raisin

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Spray a 12-cup muffin pane with vegetable cooking spray or line with paper liners, set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg, and salt, mix well, set aside In a small bowl, combine buttermilk, applesauce, banana, and egg.
4. Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture.
5. Stir until just combined.
6. Fold in apples and raisins.
7. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups, filling each two-thirds full.
8. Bake until tops are firm and golden, about 20 minutes.
9. Place pan on a wire rack and cool for 5 minutes.
10. Turn muffins out onto rack and cool completely.
11. Replace raisins with a variety of dried fruits, try cranberries, cherries, apples, pears, bananas, dates finely chopped apricots, or even papaya.

flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, baking soda, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, salt, buttermilk, unsweetened applesauce, banana, egg, apple, dark raisin

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/happy-fruit-muffins-32059 (may not work)