A healthy take on ina garten: chunky banana bran muffins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup unprocessed wheat bran
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon grounded flax seed
• 1 egg
• 1 large banana, sliced
• 1/4 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup soy milk or low fat milk
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

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Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a muffin tin with 9 paper liners.
• Whisk egg in a medium bowl. Add in soy milk, applesauce, orange zest and vanilla extract.
• Mix together dry ingredients in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in the egg mixture.
• Mix until just combined. Add in nuts, banana, honey and raisins. Give it one or two stirs to combine.
• Spoon into lined muffin tray until 3/4 full. Bake at 400°F for 15 - 20 minutes until a thin knife inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean.
• Cool on wire racks. If serving the next day, warm in an oven at 325°F for about 5 minutes.