I have been searching for months for a good bran muffin recipe. I love to make muffins and they seem healthy, but when it's all said and done, most have tons of sugar and white flour. Although these do contain molasses AND brown sugar, they are mostly bran and whole wheat flour as well as blueberries. These even got husband approval, which means the healthiness was properly disguised.
This also happens to be the first recipe I have tried from my new favorite food website: www.tastespotting.com. Check out my older post to read more. The only changes I made to this recipe were to sprinkle the tops with a little white sugar and take them out of the oven after 15 minutes instead of the recipe's recommended 18-20. You should know, however, that my oven cooks a little faster than some.
Hope you enjoy!
Whole Wheat Blueberry Bran Muffins
1 cup unbleached whole wheat flour
1/3 cup white flour
3/4 cup wheat bran
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 egg white
1/4 cup molasses
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup plain low fat yogurt
1 cup blueberries
white sugar for tops (optional)
Preheat oven to 375.
In large bowl, stir together flours, wheat bran, sugar, powder, soda, salt & ground cinnamon.
In another bowl whisk, egg white, molasses, vanilla extract, oil and yogurt.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, and stir until just combined.
Gently fold in berries.
Fill lined muffin cups about 3/4 full (use a traditional ice cream scoop if you have one handy). Sprinkle sugar on the tops and bake 15-17 minutes. Cool on wire rack before serving.
mmm, these look delicious!
ReplyDelete-Stacie