Rhubarb Pecan Muffins

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Flour
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped pecans
2		Egg whites
2 tablespoons	30ml	Oil
2 tablespoons	30ml	Unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoons	10ml	Grated orange peel
3/4 cup	177ml	Orange juice
1 1/4 cups	182g / 6.4oz	Finely-chopped rhubarb

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, combine egg whites, oil, unsweetened applesauce, orange peel, and orange juice. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients all at once and stir until moistened. Stir in rhubarb.

Spray muffin tin with nonstick spray. Fill 12 muffin cups almost to the top. Sprinkle with chopped pecans. Bake 25 to 30 minutes.

This recipe yields 12 muffins.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: Calories 150; Fat (grams) 3; Percent calories from fat 18; Percent polyunsaturated 3; Percent saturated 3; Percent monounsaturated 12; Cholesterol (milligrams) 0; Sodium (milligrams) 175; Protein (grams) 3; Carbohydrate (grams) 27; Fiber (grams) 1.

Source:
Mayo Clinic's Virtual Cookbook at http://www.mayohealth.org

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