Pumpkin Muffins

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This time of the year is filled with some festive food. Anything we can do to keep it a little healtier and still tasty will help us with our sense of balance. Here is a wonderful recipe for your weekend or family get together.

Ingredients (Makes 12 muffins)

• 2 cups of whole wheat pastry flour or spelt flour
  
• 1/2 cup turbinado sugar (you can find it at Trader Joes or other stores)
  
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
  
• 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/2 slides almonds and/or walnuts
  
• 1/2 cup raising or dried cranberries
  
• 1 cup low-fat vanilla soymilk, rice milk or regular milk
  
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  
• 1/2 maple syrup
  
• 3/4 cup pumkin puree
  
• one diced apple (optional)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a muffin pay with the oil and set aside. In a bowl, stir together with a wire whisk the flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, salt, almonds, and raisins. In a separate, larger bowl, combine the milk, oil, maple syrup and pumkin puree. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and combine gently. Scoop into the muffin pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. An inserted toothpick should come out clean. ENJOY!

Try this recipe and let us know how you like it.