Basic Low-fat Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 150 g all-purpose flour
• 50 g cornstarch
• 50 g brown sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 115 ml skim milk
• 2 egg whites
• 30 ml vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 turn on the oven to 180°c - 350°f grease lightly a muffin cups.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl combine flour with cornstarch, baking powder and sugar.
• 3 stir.
• 4 in another bowl beat egg whites until fluffy, gradually add milk and oil.
• 5 add vanilla extract.
• 6 stir in the flour mixture. do not overbeat the batter.
• 7 at this point you can add any other extra ingredient you like: nuts, raisins, chocolate chips --
• 8 fill the muffin cups about 3/4 full.
• 9 bake in the preheated oven about 25-30 minutes.
• 10 do not open the oven for the first 20 minutes. after that time you can check if muffins are ready by insering a toothpick in the center of the muffins. if it comes out clean, they are ready.