Banana Spice Muffins

Photo: flickr user Stacita

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour

cup Granulated sugar

cup Packed brown sugar

1 tablespoon Baking powder

1 teaspoon Baking soda

1/2 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Ground allspice

1 teaspoon Ground ginger

1 cup Mashed ripe banana (about 2 small)

2/3 cup 2%% low-fat milk

cup Low-fat buttermilk

cup Light ricotta cheese

2 tablespoons Vegetable oil

1 tablespoon Vanilla extract

1 lrg Egg white

1 lrg Egg

Cooking spray

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400 .

2. Combine first 8 ingredients in a large bowl, and make a well in center of mixture. Combine banana and next 7 ingredients (banana through egg) in a bowl, and add to flour mixture. Stir just until moist. Spoon batter into 18 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.

3. Bake at 400 for 18 minutes or until done. Remove from pans immediately, and cool on a wire rack.

Yield: 1 1/2 dozen (serving size: 1 muffin).