Lemon muffins, big batch

24 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupAll-purpose flour; Unbleached
teaspoonCream of tartar
1tablespoonBaking powder
¼teaspoonSea salt
¼teaspoonGround nutmeg
cupWhole wheat flour
½cupWheat germ
10½ounceTofu; soft silken; drained
¼cupLemon juice
2tablespoonsEgg beaters 99% egg substitute
½cupWater
½cupUnsweetened applesauce
1cupBrown sugar
½cupLight corn syrup
½cupWhite grape juice concentrate (frozen; thawed)
1teaspoonVanilla extract
1teaspoonLemon peel; grated
½teaspoonCinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 F. Oil and lightly flour muffin pans.

Sift all-purpose flour, cream of tartar, baking powder, salt and nutmeg into a large bowl. Stir in whole wheat flour and wheat germ. Set aside.

Place tofu and 2 tablespoons lemon juice in a food processor and blend until smooth. Set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk egg replacer with water until foamy.

In a medium-size bowl, mix applesauce, brown sugar, corn syrup and juice concentrate. Stir in egg replacer, vanilla, lemon peel and remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice.

Add applesauce mixture to dry ingredients alternately with tofu mixture, stirring after each addition.

=46ill muffin cups ⅔ full with batter and lightly dust surface of each with cinnamon. Bake until muffins are light brown and toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out clean, about 18 minutes.

Turn out to cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or wrap and store at room temperature when cool.

Recipe by: Vegetarian Gourmet, Marie Oser (Winter 1993) Posted to EAT-LF Digest by "Ellen C." <ellen@...> on May 18, 1998