Powerhouse muffins

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       Title: Powerhouse Muffins
  Categories: bake, fruit, mmp, muffins, Share
       Yield: 12 muffins
 
      12    bake cups
       1 c  all-purpose flour
     1/3 c  sugar
       2 ts baking powder
     3/4 ts ground cinnamon
   1 1/2 c  all bran cereal
   1 1/4 c  apple juice
     1/4 c  vegetable oil
       1 c  apple; peeled, cored,
            -chopped
     1/2 c  dried apricots or raisens
     1/3 c  walnuts; if desired
 
 ----------------------------------Topping-----------------------------------
       1 tb margarine or butter; melted
       1 tb sugar
     1/8 ts ground cinnamon
 
   Preheat oven to 400F.  Place 12 bake cups in a muffin pan or 12 foil cups
   on a cookie sheet; set aside.  In large bowl, combine bran cereal and apple
    juice; stir well.  Let stand 4-5 min. for cereal to soften.  Add oil,
   apple apricots and walnuts.  Add dry ingredients to mixture, stirring just
   until ingredients are moistened.  Fill bake cups with muffin batter.  Bake
   until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18-22 min.  On a
    sheet of wax paper, combine 1 tbsp sugar and 1/8 tsp. cinnamon.  Brush hot
    muffins with 1 tbsp melted butter; sprinkle with sugar mixture.  Remove
   muffins from muffin pan or cookie sheet.
   Formatted by Sarah Gruenwald 7-7-97
 
   Contributor:  The Homemakers School
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