Here are some yummy ones....
Apple Oat-Bran Muffins
Makes 12 muffins.
2 large green cooking apples (he suggests Granny Smith or Gravenstein, others ok)
2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
1 cup unbleached white flour
1 1/4 cups oat bran
2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 12-ounce can apple juice concentrate
1 cup water
Heat oven to 325° F. Lightly oil muffin tin. Peel and core apples and chop coarsely. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, sift together pastry flour, white flour, oat bran, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
Add thawed apple-juice concentrate, chopped apples, and enough water to make a light batter.
Mix just enough to moisten all ingredients. Divide batter among the muffin cups (makes 12) and bake till lightly browned, 25-30 minutes.
Remove muffins from cups while hot.
Craisin Corn Muffins
First mix together:
1 1/2 cup corn meal
1/2 cup all purpose flour, whole wheat preferred
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons dried lemon or orange zest or 1 tablespoon fresh
1/2 cup craisins (dried cranberries)
Then in a separate bowl combine:
1/2 cup applesauce
1 - 8 ounce can crushed pineapple, liquid included
1 cup orange juice
Blend the wet ingredients into the dry, stirring just enough to moisten evenly.
Pour into prepared muffin tins and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 12 - 15 minutes.
Whole Wheat Apple Muffins
Makes 12 muffins.
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 Tbs. sugar (may use 1/4 cup for sweeter muffins)
3 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt (or less)
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/4 cups water
1/2 cup applesauce
1 lg. apple or 2 small apples, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
Combine dry ingredients in large mixing bowl. Combine water and applesauce in another bowl. Add apple to dry ingredients and mix to coat apple. Add water mixture to dry ingredients. Mixture will be somewhat thick. Spoon mixture into non-stick muffin tins sprayed with vegetable oil spray. Bake at 425 deg. F. for about 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from muffin tin.
You can replace the cinnamon and apple with 1 1/2 cups blueberries for blueberry muffins.
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