Apple Oat Bran Muffins
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| drweil.com |
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| commercially baked muffins have become as large as small birthday cakes and |
| loaded with calories and fat. these muffins, on the other hand, are delicious |
| and loaded with fiber and heart-friendly oat bran. they may truly be the |
| breakfast of champions. you may use granny smith or gravenstein apples, but feel |
| free to try your favorite green apple. you can freeze what you don't consume |
| right away for a later date. |
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| | expellerpressed canola oil for oiling the muffin pan |
| 2 large | green cooking apples |
| 2 cup | whole-wheat pastry flour |
| 1 cup | unbleached white flour |
| 1-1/4 cup | oat bran |
| 2-1/2 tsp | baking soda |
| 1 tsp | cinnamon |
| 1/2 tsp | nutmeg |
| 1 | 12ounce can apple juice concentrate, thawed |
| 1 cup | water |
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| heat oven to 325 f. lightly oil muffin pan. peel and core apples; chop them |
| coarsely. set aside. in a mixing bowl, stir 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 and bake till lightly browned, |
| 25-30 minutes. remove muffins from cups while hot. |
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| serves 12 |
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| | nutrients per serving calories: 208.4 protein: 5.6 grams fat: 1.4 grams saturated |
| | fat 0.3 grams monounsat fat: 0.3 grams polyunsat fat: 0.5 grams carbohydrate: |
| 48.7 g | fiber: 5.3 grams cholesterol: 0.0 mg vitamin a: 19.5 iu vitamin e: |
| 0.7 | mgiu vitamin c: 3.1 mg calcium: 25.1 mg magnesium: 58.3 mg |
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| (ID: 1724) Mirror: rec.food.recipes: Sun, Aug 7, 2005 |