toto, we aren't in kansas anymore. shocking how the food expectations rapidly decline from soho, ny to secaucus, nj. okay, maybe not that surprising. anyways, i decided the polite thing to do would be introduce myself with muffins (duh). i wanted them to have oats (more breakfast like to me), be low-fat (because, well, muffins can be scary), and have pears (because they're delicious and would add flavor in case everything else went to crap). clearly, i had a lot of requirements, so it may not be surprising that i had a hard time finding a preexisting recipe. it was easier to just take a base muffin recipe (bittman!) and make the adjustments that i wanted.
i subbed some of the fat with unsweetened applesauce, added fruit, and swapped out half of the flour for instant oats. what resulted was a deliciously sweet, flavorful and moist muffin. the only downfall was that i didn't have turbinado sugar to sprinkle on the top...
low-fat pear oat muffins
adapted from mark bittman's muffin recipe in how to cook everything
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup instant oats
- 1/4-1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 tspn salt
- 3 tspns baking powder
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 egg
- 1 cup low fat milk
- 1 cup pears, finely chopped
- preheat oven to 355 degrees
- combine dry ingredients
- combine wet ingredients and mix into dry
- stir until just combined (don't overmix! lumps are good)
- bake for 20 minutes or until golden on top and cooked through
I love anything low fat. he he These muffins look delicious.
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