Bran Muffins

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 24
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 131.4
  • Total Fat: 3.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 15.0 mg
  • Sodium: 220.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 20.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.7 g
  • Protein: 3.6 g

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Introduction

A basic muffin mix that you can keep in the fridge for up to 6 weeks. Add mashed bananas, dried fruit or choc chips for variety. A basic muffin mix that you can keep in the fridge for up to 6 weeks. Add mashed bananas, dried fruit or choc chips for variety.
Number of Servings: 24

Ingredients

    3 cups unprocessed wheat bran
    1 cup boiling water
    1 cup sugar
    1/4 cup olive oil (or 1/2 cup margarine)
    2 eggs
    2 1/2 cups wholemeal SR flour (add 2 1/2 tsp baking soda if using plain flour)
    1 tsp salt
    2 cups milk
    1 tbs white vinegar
    1 tsp cinnamon

Directions

Put 1 cup of the wheat bran in a small bowl, stir in boiling water and let stand.

Add white vinegar to milk into another small bowl; let stand.

Combine olive oil and sugar in another bowl. Beat eggs and add to the sugar and oil, mixing well.

Sift flour into a mixing bowl, adding the remaining wheat bran, salt and cinnamon before stirring in the softened wheat bran.

Add to this the sugar/egg/oil mix alternately with the milk mixture, stirring through thoroughly.

Cover with a tight lid/plastic wrap and store in fridge for a minimum of 12 hours, max of 6 weeks.

Pour into greased muffin tray, sprinkle chopped pecans or rolled oats on top if desired, cooking for 18 mins at 177*C or until they spring back to the touch.

Cool in tray for 5 mins, loosen edges with a knife and turn out onto wire rack to cool slightly before serving.

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EBONIE.

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