Heart Healthy Flaxseed Muffin Mix

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup flax seed meal (flaxseeds ground in a coffee grinder)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3/4 cup nonfat milk or 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons canola oil (or vegetable oil)
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. lightly spray 12 muffin cups.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together flours, flaxseed meal, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 3 in a small bowl, whisk together applesauce, milk, honey, egg, and oil. add wet ingredients to dry and stir until just combined.
• 4 fold in add-ins of choice, being careful not to over-mix the batter. divide the batter equally between muffin cups. bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
• 5 for mix ins the sky is the limit. try: 1 cup dried cranberries + ½ cup chopped pecans or ~ 2 cups fresh blueberries or ~ 1 cup mashed banana (instead of applesauce) + 1 cup chopped walnuts or ~ 1/2 cup pumpkin puree for 1/2 cup of applesauce or ~ 1 cup chopped apples with cinnamon.
• 6 try a topping: oatmeal, cinnamon, and raisins or nuts like almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds.
• 7 or try adding extracts to the wet ingredients to add a flavor boost.).