Blueberry Flax Muffins

PaulaG's Note:

While looking for an interesting recipe for blueberry muffins I stumbled across information regarding flax seed. I looked at a number of muffin recipes and combined several to come up with these. They are healthy, with no added oil, yet moist.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup oat bran
• ½ cup flax seed meal
• 1⁄3; cup Splenda sugar substitute
• 1⁄3; cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 egg , lightly beaten
• 1 lemon, zest of , finely grated
• ½ teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 ½ cups fresh blueberries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Spray a 12 cup, non-stick muffin tin with cooking spray.
3. In a large bowl, mix flour, oat bran, flax seed, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. Add the Splenda, sugar, buttermilk, applesauce, egg, lemon zest, and lemon extract, mixing until just combined.
5. Gently fold in the blueberries.
6. Pour the batter into the muffin cups.
7. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of muffin is removed clean.
8. Cool 5 minutes in pan, then remove muffins and place on a wire rack to finish cooling.

Reviews

[ShaGun]

I made this as directed and just like the other reviewers mentioned, the ratio of wet to dry ingredients isn't correct. I had made this once before with many subs and they turned out great then. I had used whole wheat pastry flour instead of regular flour, regular sugar in place of the Splenda, 1/2 cup blueberry yogurt and 1/2 cup mashed banana instead of the buttermilk (which is probably why they turned out great), and butter extract instead of the lemon extract.

[BellaBooDaisy]

Great recipe! I did change a few things based on our tastes & what we had on hand. I used whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose, oatmeal instead of oat bran, all sugar instead of using splenda, homemade yogurt instead of buttermilk and vanilla & cinnamon instead of the lemon. The kids love them & so do we!

[kelly in TO]

Loved them! We used butter and oil in place of the applesauce, and a tsp lemon juice for the lemon extract. They are fantastic!