Apple Walnut Muffins Low Fat & Low Sugar Version - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup rolled oats, not quick cooking
1/3 cup Splenda granular
3 tablespoons walnuts, chopped
1 egg
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
2 tablespoons apple butter (see Sugar Free Crock Pot Apple Butter)
2 tablespoons light olive oil
1 cup cooking apple, grated, unpeeled (Rome, Jonagold, Granny Smith)
Topping
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon walnuts, chopped
1 tablespoon rolled oats

Preparation

Heat oven to 400\u00b0F. Grease 12 muffin tin cups or line with cupcake papers.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flours, baking powder & soda, salt, cinnamon, oats, Splenda and walnuts.
Thoroughly mix the egg, buttermilk, apple butter, oil & grated apple. Pour into dry ingredients and stir gently just till mixed. A few lumps are OK; overmixing will make the muffins tough.
Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. Combine topping ingredients & scatter over muffin tops.
Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (They don't rise very much; that's okay.).
Remove from oven & cool on a rack (if you're \"muffin tipper\", now's the time to do it ;-) for 10 minutes. Remove from pan & finish cooling on rack.