Raisin-Bran Muffins

Erinka's Note:

I was looking for a healthy bran muffin recipe and tweaked one to come up with this. It's not too sweet and has very little added fat. I've only used raisins so far, but I think other dried fruits would be good, too. For best results let your milk and eggs warm up on the counter before adding the honey. If the wet mixture is cold when the honey is added, the honey doesn't mix in so well.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 muffins

• 1 cup wheat bran
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 cup raisins
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup honey
• 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 2 eggs, beaten

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, bran, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Stir in raisins.
3. In a separate bowl combine milk, eggs, oil, apple sauce, and honey. Add to dry ingredients and still until moistened.
4. Spoon into greased or paper-lined muffin tin. Fill cups nearly to top.
5. Bake 20-25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out dry and clean.