Bran Muffins With Dried Apples Recipes

BRAN MUFFINS WITH DRIED APPLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix cereal, milk, applesauce, oil and egg in large bowl. Let stand 10 minutes to soften bran.
• Stir flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in medium bowl to blend. Mix in chopped dried apples. Add dry ingredients to bran mixture and stir just until moistened.
• Spray twelve 1/3-cup muffin cups with vegetable oil spray. Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake until muffins are light golden brown and tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Transfer muffins to rack; cool completely.

OAT BRAN MUFFINS WITH DRIED FRUIT

Steps:

• Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Combine the fruit, oats, oat bran, flour, banana, brown sugar, baking powder and cinnamon in a food processor.
• Pulse until mixture is just blended, then transfer to a bowl.
• Combine milk, orange juice, egg whites, oil and orange zest in another bowl.
• Add the milk mixture to the dried fruit mixture; stir just until blended.
• Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling two-thirds full.
• Bake 15 minutes or until the surface of the muffins are golden brown and spring back when lightly pressed, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Remove from pan and cool on a rack for 10 minutes before serving.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

BRAN MUFFINS WITH DRIED FRUIT

Steps:

• Combine milk and bran flakes and allow to sit in a bowl.
• Combine dry ingredients, including fruit (I use peaches, apricots, cherries, cranberries, prunes or whatever combo I have in the house).
• Mix eggs, banana, vanilla and oil well and add to bran mixture.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients.
• Stir to blend, but don't overmix.
• Bake at 375° for 20 minute.
• Makes about 18 regular-size muffins.
• I usually make 6 Texas-size muffins, and use the rest for mini-muffins (bite size). It makes 18 of the regular size muffins.

APPLE BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a skillet, saute apples in butter until tender, about 10 minutes. Combine cereal and water in a large bowl; stir in buttermilk, eggs, sugar, raisins and apples with butter. Combine dry ingredients; stir into apple mixture just until moistened. Refrigerate in a tightly covered container for at least 24 hours (batter will be very thick). Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

CRAN BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12-cup muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.
• Combine bran and brown sugar in a large bowl.
• Pour milk into a microwave-safe glass measuring cup. Heat until almost boiling, about 1 minute. Pour over the bran mixture. Beat with an electric mixer until combined. Let stand until milk is mostly absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• Beat oil, eggs, molasses, and orange zest into the bran mixture.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Mix into the batter until just combined. Sprinkle cranberries on top; fold in with a spatula. Divide batter among the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.