Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Quick Healthy Recipes - Yummy Carrot Spice Muffins

Yummy Carrot Spice Muffins

Ingredients :

1 1/2 cups White whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1/3 cup honey or brown sugar (I used 1/3 cup Rapadua)
egg replacer equivalent to 1 egg
1/2 cup soymilk + 1 tablespoon of vinegar (vegan version of buttermilk)
1/3 applesauce
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups grated carrots
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (I used pecans, YUM!)

Method :

-> Preheat oven to 400°F.
-> Mix together dry ingredients- flour, soda, powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice.
-> Mix together wet ingredients- honey/brown sugar, egg, soymilk,applesauce, vanilla and the carrots, raisins and nuts.
-> Stir the wet and dry ingredients together until just moistened.
-> Bake for about 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

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