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After having lunch @ a friend's house yesterday, I came home inspired to try out my month-old-but-unopened Deceptively Delicious cookbook. Here's our first attempt:

Applesauce Muffins

Topping
-2/3 cup old-fashioned oats
-1/4 cup firmly packed light/dark brown sugar
-1 tsp cinnamon
-2 tbsp margarine spread, melted

Batter
-1.5 cups all-purpose flour
-1 cup old-fashioned oats
-1 tsp baking powder
-1/2 tsp baking soda
-1/2 tsp cinnamon
-1.5 cup unsweetened applesauce
-1/2 cup skim milk
-1/2 cup butternut squash or carrot puree (we used carrot)
-1/2 cup firmly packed light/dark brown sugar
-1/4 cup egg substitute

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray or line with paper baking cups.
2. To make the topping, stir together the oats, sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl. Stir in the margarine.
3. To make the batter, combine the flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl or zipper-lock bag and stir or shake to mix. In a second bowl, mix the applesauce with the milk, vegetable puree, sugar, and egg with a wooden spoon. Add the flour mixture slowly, stirring until just moistened. Do not overmix - the batter is supposed to be lumpy.
4. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups and sprinkle with the streusel topping. Bake until the topping is lightly browned and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the muffins, 18 to 20 minutes. Turn the muffins out onto a rack and serve warm or cold.

They're actually fantastic!

Tonight we're having the Spaghetti Pie - I'll keep you posted. The only downside is that I spent Josh's ENTIRE nap today steaming & pureeing vegetables for future recipes. Plus the steamed broccoli made our entire house smell like farts. Other than that, I am already a fan.