Cranberry upside-down muffins

24 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsRolled oats
2cupsLight soy milk
2cupsUnbleached all-purpose flour
½teaspoonSea salt
2teaspoonsCinnamon
½teaspoonNutmeg
1teaspoonCream of tartar
2teaspoonsBaking soda
1cupBrown sugar
2tablespoonsEgg replacer; -OR- Eggs, beaten* (see note)
½cupWater
½cupNatural applesauce
¾cupJellied cranberry sauce

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 F. Grease muffin tins.

Combine oats and soy milk in a large bowl. Set aside.

Sift together flour, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cream of tartar and baking soda. Stir in brown sugar.

Whisk egg replacer and water until light and foamy.

Combine egg replacer, applesauce and oat mixture. Mix well. Add dry ingredients and mix just until blended. Do not overmix.

Place 2 teaspoons of cranberry sauce in bottom of each muffin cup.

Fill muffin cups ⅔ full with batter.

Bake until a toothpick inserted into middle of muffin comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven, cool for 2 minutes and invert muffins onto wire racks to finish cooling. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Makes 24 muffins

Per muffin: 112 cal, 2 g prot, 130 mg sod, 24 g carb, 0.7 g fat, 0 mg chol, 20 mg calcium

NOTE: *If using whole eggs instead of egg replacer, do not add ½ cup water.

* Source: Vegetarian Gourmet, Autumn 1993 * Typed for you by Karen Mintzias Submitted By DEANNA POTTS On 12-07-94