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Raspberry Muffins
by Marjorie Dudley
serves: 18
  sweet raspberry muffins from 3 Fat Chicks
Ingredients:
  2 cups   sugar
  1/4 cup   canola oil
  1 teaspoon   minced lemon zest
  1   egg
  2   lightly beaten egg whites
  1/2 cup   nonfat plain yogurt
  1/2 cup   nonfat cottage cheese (blend til smooth)
  2 1/2 teaspoons   vanilla
  2 teaspoons   fresh lemon juice
  2 cups   all purpose flour
  1 tablespoon   baking powder
  1 pint   raspberries
Directions:
  Preheat the oven to 350*F. In a large bowl, cream the sugar, oil, and lemon zest. Add the egg and egg whites and mix completely. Add the yogurt and cottage cheese and combine well. Add the vanilla and lemon juice and combine. Slowly add the flour and the baking powder, stirring until completely blended. When the batter is smooth, add the raspberries and gently mix until the berries are somewhat blended; do not overmix or break up the berries. Place paper liners in 18 muffin tins. Fill the cups three-quarters full with the batter. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.