Apricot Bran Muffins Recipes

APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or line with paper muffin cups. Place apricots into a small bowl, and pour the boiling water over them. Let stand for 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together the melted butter, oil, buttermilk and egg. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir until just blended. It is okay for the batter to have some lumps. Drain water from apricots, and mix them into the batter. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top springs back when lightly pressed. Cool in the pan over a wire rack.

NUTTY APRICOT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine apricots and water. Let stand 5 minutes. Drain well and set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add sour cream and mix well. Combine dry ingredients and add to butter mixture. Mix on low only until combined. Fold in orange peel, nuts and apricots. Batter will be very stiff. Spoon into well-greased muffin tins, filling each cup almost to the top. Bake at 400° for 18-20 minutes or until done. Combine sugar and orange juice; dip tops of warm muffins in mixture.

APRICOT BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat butter and sugars until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add egg; mix well. Stir in banana and cream. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; add to creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in apricots and walnuts. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill three-fourths full with batter. Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

APRICOT OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Pour the boiling water over bran. Let stand.
• Combine flour, wheat germ, soda and salt. Stir well to blend.
• Cream margarine and sugar together thoroughly.
• Add eggs and buttermilk. Mix well.
• Add the creamed mixture to the flour mixture. Mix well.
• Add oats, apricots and bran. Stir well to blend.
• Fill well greased muffin cups 3/4 full.
• Bake for 15 to 22 minutes, until an inserted toothpick comes out clean and tops are browned.

APRICOT BRAN MUFFINS FAT FREE

Steps:

• Combine the bran and non fat buttermilk and let sit for 25 minutes.
• Combine the flour, soda, brown sugar together.
• Add the bran to the egg whites, stir well.
• Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients just until all are moistened.
• Fold in the apricots.
• Spray your muffin tins with a cooking spray, and fill 3/4 with batter.
• Bake 350 degrees for 16- 18 minutes, or just until a tester comes away clean.
• Remove from oven and let sit on a rack for six minutes.
• Then remove muffins from tins to a wire rack.