Oat Bran Muffins

I’m finally home! There’s nothing like sleeping in your own bed, and eating something from your own kitchen. So this morning I decided to whip up some oat bran muffins from the new edition of Simply in Season.

2/3 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup oil

1 cup milk (could also use buttermilk)

1 egg

2 Tbs molasses

1 1/2 cup oat bran

1 cup raisins (could substitute any dried fruit)

2/3 cup flour

1/2 cup wheat germ

1/4 cup sesame seeds

1/4 cup flax seed meal (all I had was flax seeds, so I gave them a spin in the extra coffee grinder I keep on hand for just such occasions)

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1. Mix brown sugar through molasses in a bowl.

2. In another bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients. Add to the wet ingredients.

3. Bake in a greased muffin pan (fill cups about 2/3 full) in a preheated oven at 400F for 18-20 minutes.

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 muffins

The verdict: Very tasty, but a little dry. I’m also wondering if a little applesauce would taste good. Overall they were yummy even plain (I’m sure DH will add gobs of butter when he gets home from his morning run). I like the little textures of the sesame seeds, bran, the nuttiness of the germ. Will definitely make these again.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1/12 of a recipe (3.2 ounces).

Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

Amount Per Serving

Calories 270.52

Calories From Fat (35%) 94.16

% Daily Value

Total Fat 10.87g 17%

Saturated Fat 1.65g 8%

Cholesterol 18.44mg 6%

Sodium 237.83mg 10%

Potassium 361.97mg 10%

Total Carbohydrates 43.66g 15%

Fiber 4.43g 18%

Sugar 23.11g

Protein 6.62g 13%

This recipe linked to Tempt My Tummy Tuesday and Kitchen Tip Tuesdays

Related posts:Berry Muffins
Company Muffins
Oat Bran Cranberry Pancakes – GUEST BLOGGER