Cinnamon-apple Muffins

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped peeled granny smith apples
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/3 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 1/3 cup light ricotta cheese
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 large egg
• cooking spray
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl. stir in apple, and make a well in center of mixture.
• 3 combine buttermilk and next 6 ingredients (buttermilk through egg); stir well with a whisk. add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
• 4 spoon batter into 18 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.
• 5 combine 3 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon; sprinkle evenly over batter.
• 6 bake at 400°f for 18 minutes or until done. remove from pans immediately; cool on a wire rack.