Kale, Apple, Cranberry Muffins

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 C organic whole wheat flour (I used white whole wheat flour)
• 1 tsp. each baking soda and baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ tsp. cinnamon
• ¼ tsp. nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅓ C honey
• 1 egg
• ½ C sour milk or plain unflavored yogurt (I used the yogurt)
• ⅓ C canola oil
• ½ tsp. vanilla
• 1-½ C grated apples or carrots (used cored, unpeeled apples chopped in my food processor)
• 1 C finely chopped kale or raw leafy green vegetable (I took off the stems and then chopped the leaves fine in my food processor)
• ½ C each cranberries, Almonds

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices.
3. In another bowl, mix honey, egg, yogurt, oil, vanilla, apples, kale, dried fruit and nuts.
4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, stirring just till moistened.
5. Fill 12 typical size greased muffin cups 2/3 full.
6. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.

Made 12 very full muffins. And delicious for breakfast, as a snack, or even as a healthy dessert!

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