Low Fat Carrot Bran Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups all-bran cereal (such as all bran, bran flakes)
• 2/3 cup raisins
• 1/3 cup brown sugar (i often add only 1/4 cup for breakfast muffins)
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 3/4 cups skim milk, with
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice (or 1 3/4 cup buttermilk)
• 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce (or pumpkin, or just margarine)
• 1 cup carrot, grated
• 1 orange, rind of, grated (optional, but recommended)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine flour, cereal, raisins (you may add the raisins in with the wet ingredients if you prefer), sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine egg, milk, margarine, applesauce, carrot and orange rind.
• 4 add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
• 5 spoon into sprayed or lightly greased muffin tin (for 12 muffins) - do not use paper muffin liners.
• 6 bake for 20 minutes, or until tops are firm to the touch, or when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.