Applesauce-Bran Muffins

Ingredients

• 1.5 teaspoons baking soda 
• 0.5 cup egg substitute 
• 0.3 cup milk fat-free
• 2.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 cups nonfat buttermilk 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup sugar 
• 0.3 cup measures-like-sugar" calorie-free sweetener 
• 3 cups unprocessed wheat bran 
• 0.5 cup apple sauce unsweetened

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• whisk
• muffin liners

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 40
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Make a well in center of mixture, and set aside.
3. Combine buttermilk and next 3 ingredients, stirring well with a wire whisk. Stir in bran; let stand 5 minutes.
4. Add bran mixture to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
5. Spoon batter evenly into 24 muffin cups coated with cooking spray, filling three-fourths full.
6. Bake at 400 for 22 to 24 minutes or until golden.
7. Remove muffins from pans immediately, and cool on wire racks.