Healthy & Delicious Muffins

Hearty Chef's Note:

This a healthy muffin that can take different kinds of variations according to the preferred taste.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12-15

Yield: 12.0 muffins

• ½ cup white flour or ½ cup brown flour
• ½ cup cornflour
• ¼-½ cup oats
• 2 teaspoons natural bran
• 1 cup yoghurt
• orange zest
• ¼ cup sunflower oil
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons honey
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs or 2 egg whites
• ¼ cup raisins or ¼ cup dried fruits
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

1. Mix the yoghurt & the oats & set aside.
2. Mix the dry ingredients.
3. Beat the oil, sugar & honey for 2 minutes.
4. Add eggs one by one while beating.
5. Add the yoghurt & oats while beating .
6. Add the dry ingredients & beat until well mixed together.
7. Add the raisins & the orange zest lastly & mix by spoon for one minute in one direction.
8. Fill cups 2/3 full.
9. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute before removing from pan. Serve warm or cold with coffee.
10. Bon appetite.

Reviews

[Epyllion]

I like this recipe because it's very adaptable. I'm making it this evening, not as muffins but as a sort of breakfast cake for tomorrow morning, because it helps me to use up some ingredients (like the little bowl of egg whites in my fridge). I'm a purist about using butter for baking, so I'm afraid I made this less than healthy by using the same quantity of butter in place of the sunflower oil. I'm also using brown sugar instead of white, and a mix of dried cranberries and dried raisins. I see that I forgot about the orange zest, but I added extra vanilla--never hurts! NOTE: It would help if Hearty Chef would specify the oven temperature. I'm currently working with a 400 degree F oven sort of by default, because that's the temp I'll be using for the two loaves of rye bread that I'm going to pop into the oven afterwards.