Banana Oatmeal Raisin Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 2 medium bananas (about 7-inch long)
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup quaker oats (grind in food processor to desired texture)
• 6 ounces nonfat banana yogurt
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 egg whites
• olive oil (spray works best)

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 400°f, and coat the baking tins with a bit of olive oil to prevent sticking.
• 2 combine the dry ingredients (flour, oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder) in a large bowl and mix well.
• 3 mash the bananas into a pulp and then combine with the banana yogurt until thoroughly mixed.
• 4 in a separate bowl, whip the egg whites for 3 minutes until they are somewhat stiff and fluffy.
• 5 then mix the egg whites with the yogurt and banana mixture.
• 6 finally, add the raisins.
• 7 now pour the wet ingredients (banana/yogurt/egg/raisin mixture) into the dry ingredients (flour/oats/nutmeg/cinnamon/baking powder/baking soda).
• 8 mix until just combined (make sure nothing stays dry).
• 9 fill the muffin tins and bake for about 20 minutes.
• 10 cool for 5 minutes and then remove from tins and place on cooling racks to cool further.