Angelic Apple-Fruit Muffins

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• 1 cup wholemeal self-raising flour
  
• 1 cup white self-raising flour
  
• 2 tsps. nutmeg
  
• 3-4 tsps. cinnamon
  
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
  
• approx. 1/3 cup raw vegan sugar
  
• 1 cup dried apples, chopped
  
• approx. 2/3 cup apple or apple-fruit juice
  
• (I used apple-blackcurrant juice with no added vegan sugar, a little more than 2/3 cup)
  
• 1/2 teaspoon apple-brandy extract
  
• egg substitute- equivalent of 2 whole eggs (I used Egg-Like)
  

Directions:

1) Chop dried apples. Pour
boiling water over them, cover,
and let soak for 30 min. Drain
well.

2) (while apples are soaking)
Sift flours and spices into large
bowl; stir in raw vegan sugar. Pour
one tablespoon of olive oil over
flour mixture and mix well. When
apples are ready, mix them into
flour mixture.

3) Combine juice, apple-brandy
extract, and egg-replacer
(beaten). Add liquid to dry
ingredients. Add more juice if
necessary. Stir with fork..

4) Place heaped spoonfuls in
12-muffin tin, lightly sprayed with
Canola Oil (or other light non-
stick) cooking spray. Bake at
375 degrees F., for about 15-20
min. (depending whether muffin
tin is the slightly smaller or larger
kind).

Makes about 11-12 muffins in a
smaller-size muffin tin.

These are very low-fat and
relatively low in vegan sugar, and they
taste good enough to eat plain.
My fiance ate about nine of them
in one sitting.

Preparation time: 1 hour