Bran-Gingerum Muffins

Wonderful Fall smells will emanate from your kitchen when you make these spice-filled bran muffins.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 136 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• ⅔ cup applesauce
• 1 extra large egg
• 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar
• ¼ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• ¼ teaspoon allspice
• ⅔ cup low-fat plain yogurt
• 1 ¼ cups wheat bran
• 1 ¼ cups buckwheat flour
• 1 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 2 ½ tablespoons strawberry jam
• 2 ¾ cups bran flakes cereal

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly coat muffin cups with cooking spray or line with paper muffin liners.

Step 2

In a medium bowl, beat together oil, applesauce, milk, yogurt, egg, strawberry jam, and vanilla extract.

Step 3

In a food processor, grind bran flake cereal to a fine powder; this should make about 1 1/4 cups flour. Transfer to a large bowl, and stir together with whole wheat flour, wheat bran, buckwheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar, ground ginger, pumpkin pie spice, allspice, and ground nutmeg. Pour in applesauce mixture, and mix thoroughly. Spoon mixture into prepared muffin cups, filling until level with the top of the muffin cups.

Step 4

Bake in preheated oven 26 to 30 minutes, or until muffins test done with a toothpick. Remove muffins from pan, and cool on wire racks.