Orange-Pecan Muffins

Yield: 1 dozen (serving size: 1 muffin)

Ingredients

• 2  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1/2  cup  sugar
• 2  teaspoons  baking powder
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  cup  chopped pecans, toasted
• 1  large egg
• 2  tablespoons  thawed orange juice concentrate
• 1  teaspoon  grated orange rind
• 3/4  cup  fat-free milk
• 3  tablespoons  stick margarine or butter, melted
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°.

Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Stir in pecans; make a well in center of mixture. Combine egg and next 4 ingredients (egg through margarine); stir well with a whisk. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.

Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 22 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Remove muffins from pans immediately; place on a wire rack.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

167 (28% from fat)

Fat:

5.2g (sat 0.9g,mono 2.5g,poly 1.5g)

Protein:

3.5g

Carbohydrate:

26.9g

Fiber:

0.7g

Cholesterol:

19mg

Iron:

1.2mg

Sodium:

160mg

Calcium:

72mg