No-Egg Bran Apple Muffins
(from sissboombah’s recipe box)
Chewy and nourishing. Yum. Approx. 168 cal. each.
Source: The Smart Baking Book by Jane Kinderlehrer
Serves 12 peopleCategories: baking, quick bread, sugar-free, tried-and-true
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 1/2 cup wheat bran
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup wheat germ
- 1/4 cup oat bran
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 2 large apples, shredded (2 cups)
- 1/2 cup raisins, plumped
- 1/2 cup sunflower seeds
- walnuts or pecans as garnish
Directions
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In a measuring cup or small bowl, combine the yogurt and wheat bran. Set aside. In a bowl, combine the pastry flour, wheat germ, oat bran, oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and orange rind. Set aside.
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In another bowl or food processor, combine the oil, molasses, shredded apples, plumped raisins, and the yogurt-wheat bran mixture. Process to combine.
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Add the combined dry ingredients and the sunflower seeds and process only until the ingredients are well combined. Spoon into muffin tins that have been greased with a mixture of lecithin and oil. Top each one with 1/2 walnut or 1/2 pecan. Bake in a preheated 350F oven for about 25 to 30 minutes.