Cranberry-Fig Muffins
- 3/4 c. water
- 1/2 c. oat bran
- 1/2 c. low-fat milk
- 1/3 c. canola oil or vegetable oil
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 c. Blue Ribbon Mission or Calimyrna figs, chopped
- 1 c. cranberries
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
- Adjust oven rack to above oven center. In a small saucepan, heat water to a rolling boil.
- Stir in oat bran and remove from heat.
- Continue stirring until smooth and free of lumps.
- Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
- Stir milk and oil into oat mixture.
- Beat egg whites with sugar just until foamy.
- Stir in oat mixture.
- Combine flour with baking powder and salt.
- Stir into egg white mixture with figs and cranberries. Spoon batter into 12 (2 3/4-inch) muffin tins lined with paper baking cups.
- Bake 20 minutes or until lightly brown.
- Cool 10 minutes before serving.
- Makes 12 muffins.
water, bran, lowfat milk, canola oil, egg whites, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, cranberries
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=955908 (may not work)