Instructions: Makes 12 muffins.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes. Baking time 20 to 25 minutes.

Unsweetened applesauce gives these muffins a hint of sweetness and a sumptuous, moist texture that makes them especially popular in lunchboxes or picnic baskets as well as on the breakfast table.

Preheat the oven to 400 F.

Prepare a standard muffin tin with paper liners, cooking spray, or a light coating of oil.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In another bowl, lightly beat the whole egg with the egg white. Stir in the evaporated skimmed milk, oil, brown sugar, and applesauce. Fold the wet ingredients into the flour mixture just until combined. Gently fold in the dried cranberries.

Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin tin and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean and dry. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes and run a knife around the edge of each muffin before tipping it out of the tin.

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