Spiced Applesauce Mini Muffins

My toddler loves these slightly spiced, healthy, bite-size muffins.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 32
• Yields: 32 mini muffins

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup white whole wheat flour (all the nutrition of whole wheat, not nearly the "bite." its taste is sweeter and more mild, due to )
• 3⁄4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup flax seed meal (ground flax seed, found in the "nutritional" isle at many grocers)
• 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup white sugar
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3⁄4 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced (more or less to taste)
• 1  egg, beaten (or egg substitute)
• 1  cup applesauce
• 2  tablespoons butter, melted (substitute 2 tbsp applesauce OR 2 tbsp oil for a vegan alternative)
• 3  tablespoons light brown sugar (for sprinkling on top of muffins)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine the dry ingredients in small bowl.
3. Combine the wet ingredients in large bowl, and then add dry ingredients and stir until combined.
4. Spray a mini muffin tin with non-stick spray and measure the (slightly sticky) batter into the tins by the tablespoon (don’t use muffin liners, the dough sticks too much).
5. Sprinkle each muffin with a bit of light brown sugar to coat the top (don’t skip this step if you don’t have to, the brown sugar adds a lovely touch to the muffins).
6. Bake for 10 minutes, let them sit in the tin for a couple of minutes and then move the muffins to a rack to cool completely.
7. Alternative: bake in a loaf pan for 55-60 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
8. Read more about White Whole Wheat Flour here: www.azcentral.com (it's an informative atricle).