Banana-Bran Muffins

1.INGREDIENTS-2 large eggs
-2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
-1 cup mashed ripe bananas
-1 cup buttermilk (see Ingredient notes)
-1 cup unprocessed wheat bran (see Ingredient notes)
-1/4 cup canola oil
-1 teaspoon vanilla extract
-1 cup whole-wheat flour
-3/4 cup all-purpose flour
-1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
-1/2 teaspoon baking soda
-1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
-1/4 teaspoon salt
-1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
-1/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

NUTRITION INFORMATION

-Calories: 254 kcal
-Carbohydrates: 38 g
-Dietary Fiber: 4 g
-Fat: 10 g
-Protein: 5 g
-Sugars: 21 g

2.COOKING DIRECTIONS

-Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat 12 muffin cups with cooking spray.

-Whisk eggs and brown sugar in a medium bowl until smooth. Whisk in bananas, buttermilk, wheat bran, oil and vanilla.

-Whisk whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the dry ingredients; add the wet ingredients and stir with a rubber spatula until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips, if using. Scoop the batter into the prepared muffin cups (they’ll be quite full). Sprinkle with walnuts, if using.

-Bake the muffins until the tops are golden brown and spring back when touched lightly, 15 to 25 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Loosen edges and turn muffins out onto a wire rack to cool slightly before serving.

Yield: 12 servings

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Posted by Sandy Bloom on Mar 8 2009. Filed under Food, Healthy Recipes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry