Basic Low-Fat Muffins - cooking recipe

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

Preparation

Turn on the oven to 180\u00b0C - 350\u00b0F Grease lightly a muffin cups.
In a large mixing bowl combine flour with cornstarch, baking powder and sugar.
Stir.
In another bowl beat egg whites until fluffy, gradually add milk and oil.
Add vanilla extract.
Stir in the flour mixture. Do not overbeat the batter.
At this point you can add any other extra ingredient you like: nuts, raisins, chocolate chips --
Fill the muffin cups about 3/4 full.
Bake in the preheated oven about 25-30 minutes.
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.