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Friendship® Cinnamon Apple Muffins

Instructions
In a bowl, combine the flour, 1 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, beat the egg, egg whites, Friendship® Light Buttermilk, milk, ricotta cheese, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in apples. Coat muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray or use paper-liners; fill three-fourths full. Combine remaining sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 400º for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 1-½ dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 muffin equals: 155 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 14mg cholesterol, 193 mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate, 1g fiber, 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, ½ fruit, ½ fat.
2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon,divided
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 egg whites
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup Friendship® Light Buttermilk
1/3 cup 2% milk
1/3 cup reduced-fat ricotta cheese
3 tablespoons canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-½ cups finely chopped peeled tart apples