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Welcome to my continuing quest to get my husband to eat breakfast.  It started with the breakfast wrap and has moved on to these muffins.  They are relatively healthy (I mean, apples are good for you!! ) and I can actually get him to take them to work and eat them for breakfast.  They are really yummy and I wanted to share the recipe.

APPLE PECAN MUFFINS

 Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

1-3/4 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 egg whites

1/2 cup skim milk

3 tablespoons olive oil

3 tablespoons applesauce

1 medium tart apple, peeled and grated

Topping:

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons cold butter or margarine

1/4 cup finely chopped pecans

In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. In another bowl, combine the egg, milk, oil and applesauce. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in apple. Fill greased or paper-lined muffing cups two-thirds full.

For topping, combine brown sugar and flour. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans.  Sprinkle over muffins.

Bake at 400 degrees for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for five minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.  Makes 12 muffins.