Friday, August 25, 2006

Oat bran muffins

This recipe is in a recent version of Better Homes and Gardens cookbook; I actually didn't have any oat bran on hands yesterday, so I substituted wheat bran.  Not only was Cliff happy with these low-cal gems, but both granddaughters love them.  I had to stop them, or there'd have been none left for Cliff this morning.

1 1/2 cups oat bran
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 beaten egg (or 2 beaten egg whites)
3/4 cup applesauce
1/2 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1/2 cup raisins or snipped dried fruit

1.  Lightly coat bottoms of muffin pan with cooking spray.  Set aside

2.  In a medium bowl combine oat bran, flour, baking powder, soda and salt.  Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.

3.  In a small bowl combine egg, applesauce, milk, honey, and oil.  Add applesauce mixture all at once to flour mixture.  Stir just until moistened.  Fold in raisins.

4.  Divide batter evenly among muffin cups to make 12 muffins.  Bake at 400 degrees for 16 to 18 minutes.  Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes.  Serve warm.

Nutrition facts:  133 calories; 2 g total fat; 0 sat fat; 18 mg chol (less if you don't use egg yolks); 154 g sodium (that's the bad news); 29 g carb., 2 g fiber; 4 g pro.

Exchanges:  1/2 fruit, 1 1/2 starch.

I love how Better Homes and Gardens recent versions of their cookbooks list all this nutrition info!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

They sounds really good!  I'm going to save this recipe and make them for the kids...they love muffins...

Did you use regular applesauce or some that you had canned?  Most of the regular stuff on the store shelf is sweetened, isn't it?   I bet these would be would good with some streusel topping, too....Splenda makes brown sugar, too...

~Amy