Recipe For Cooking Apple Cinnamon Yogurt Muffins

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Apple Cinnamon Yogurt Muffins

Posted by Joyce\S at recipegoldmine.com 9/27/2001 6:52 am

24 muffins

3 C. flour
1 3/4 C. sugar
3 1/2 tea. baking powder
1/2 tea. salt
1/2 tea. grated orange zest
1/4 tea. ground nutmeg
1 C. (2 sticks) butter or butter substitute
1 C. grated Braeburn or Golden Delicious apple
1 container (8-oz.) low fat vanilla yogurt
2 lrg. eggs, beaten
1 tea. ground cinnamon

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 24 3-in. muffin pan C. or line with paper liners

In lrg. bowl, combine flour, 1 C. sugar, the baking powder, salt, orange zest, and nutmeg. With pastry blender or fork, cut in 3/4 C. (1 1/2 sticks) butter until mixture is crumbly.

In med. bowl combine apple, yogurt, and eggs; add to flour mixture, stirring until just combined. Spoon batter into prepared muffin C. and bake 20 to 25 min. or until centers spring back when gently pressed.

Cool muffins in pan 5 min.; remove from pan and cool until able to handle. Meanwhile, melt remaining 1/2 stick butter. In sm. bowl, combine remaining 3/4 C. sugar and the cinnamon.

To serve. brush tops of muffins with butter and roll top in cinnamon-sugar mixture.

Nutrition information per muffin: protein: 3g; fat: 10g; carbohydrate: 29g; fiber: .6g; sodium: 230mg; cholesterol: 44mg; calories: 217