Great Grains Muffins Recipes

HEALTHY MULTIGRAIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degree F.
• Grease muffin tin (I like to use a silicone muffin pan) or line muffin tin with paper cups.
• Whisk together flours, oat bran, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt.
• Lightly beat the egg and egg whites. Stir in the buttermilk, applesauce, almond and vanilla extracts, brown sugar, and oil.
• Stir the liquids into the dry ingredients, until almost combined (batter will be thick), being careful not to over-mix. Gently stir in the dried fruit and nuts.
• Fill muffin cups about ¾ full. Bake until tester is clean, about 23 minutes.
• After a few minutes, remove muffins from the pan, and cool on a rack. You can serve them room temperature, or re-warm them in a toaster oven.

GREAT GRAINS OATMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Beat eggs in large mixing bowl.
• Add buttermilk, oil, brown sugar, salt, and oats.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda separately, then combine with egg mixture.
• Add fruit and nuts, if desired.
• Fill greased muffin tins 0.75 full and bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes , or until golden.
• NOTE: Rolled oats may be substituted for steel cut oats.

HEARTY WHOLE GRAIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.
• In a small bowl, cover the raisins with water, and set aside to plump. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, allspice, dry milk powder, wheat bran, and farina cereal until thoroughly combined.
• Drain water from the raisins. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until frothy, then mix in the drained raisins, applesauce, carrot, vegetable oil, and bran cereal. Pour the liquid ingredients into the flour mixture, and briefly mix just to moisten (do not overmix). Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full, and sprinkle each muffin with about 1/2 teaspoon of raw sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the muffins are set and the tops are golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin should come out clean. Serve warm.

BREAKFAST CEREAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 12 medium sized (2 3/4" diameter) muffin cups.
• In a mixing bowl, beat egg and whisk together with oil, milk and honey.
• In a large bowl combine the dry ingredients; mixed well.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and stir just until flour is moist (batter should be lumpy).
• Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with the batter, and bake for 20-25 minutes (until golden brown and a toothpick comes out clean when inserted).
• Remove from pan immediately.

YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper cups.
• In a large mixing bowl, use a fork to stir the flour with the sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Make a well in the centre.
• In a small bowl, whisk the milk with the egg and vanilla.
• Whisk in the butter.
• Peel the apple, if you wish, and coarsely chop.
• Pour the milk mixture into the centre of the dry ingredients and stir just until combined.
• Stir in the apple, raisins and cereal.
• Place the batter in the muffin cups.
• Sprinkle with extra cereal or cinnamon sugar if desired.
• Bake in the centre of the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of a muffin comes out clean.
• Remove the muffins from the pan and cool on a wire rack.
• Serve right away or place in a plastic bag and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze.