Mango-Cardamom Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 cup chopped peeled ripe mango
• 3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/4 cup butter or stick margarine, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• Cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons sugar

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (flour through cardamom) in a medium bowl; make a well in center of mixture. Stir in mango. Combine buttermilk, butter, vanilla, and egg; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist (batter will be stiff).
3. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray; sprinkle evenly with 2 tablespoons sugar. Bake at 400° for 23 minutes or until the muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Remove muffins from pans, and cool on a wire rack.