Low Fat Apple Bran Muffins

Ingredients

• Wheat bran

  1 ½ cup or 87g

• Buttermilk

  cultured, reduced fat

  1 cup or 245g

• All-purpose flour

  white, unenriched

  1 cup or 125g

• Brown sugar

  ¼ cup packed or 55g

• Baking soda

  1 tsp or 5g

• Egg white

  raw

  2 egg white (separated from yolk) or 80g

• Apple

  with skin

  ½ medium or 91g

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine bran and buttermilk. Set aside to soak for 10 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease muffin pan, or use paper liners.
3. In a large bowl, mix together flour, brown sugar and baking soda. Stir in bran mixture and egg whites. Fold in grated apple. Divide batter into 12 muffin cups.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 16 to 18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan.