Cranberry Orange Muffins

A moist muffin the whole family will love on a cold winter morning...

What you will need...

• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup applesauce, unsweetened
• 1/4 cup orange juice (with pulp)
• 1 cup (about 1/2 can) of cranberry sauce, cut into pieces
• 2 eggs
• 4 tbsps oil
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 tsps baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• zest from an orange (optional, use it if you have it)

Mix milk, applesauce, juice, cranberry sauce, eggs, oil, and vanilla in a bowl.  Add dry ingredients and stir until well blended.  Use an ice cream scoop to generously fill a nonstick muffin pan or foil baking cups.  Bake at 400* for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a tooth pick comes out clean.  Carefully transfer to cooling rack as soon as possible to keep the outsides from getting too done.  After cooled, store covered in refrigerator to keep about 1 week.  Enjoy!

Makes about 18 muffins!