Banana Orange Muffins

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 21 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups quaker oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/3 cup dates (optional) or 1/3 cup raisins, chopped (optional)
• 8 ounces plain nonfat yogurt or 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 3/4 cup banana, mashed and ripe (about 2 medium)
• 2 egg whites or 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons orange zest

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°f line twelve medium muffin cups with paper baking cups or lightly spray bottoms only with cooking spray.
• 2 in large bowl, combine oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and dates; mix well. in medium bowl, combine yogurt, banana, egg whites, oil and orange peel; blend well. add to dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (do not overmix.).
• 3 fill muffin cups almost full.
• 4 bake 20 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. cool muffins in pan on wire rack 5 minutes; remove from pan.