Low Fat Orange Date Nut Bran Muffins High Fiber Recipes

DATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Place dates in a small bowl and add boiling water; let stand for 10 minutes (do not drain). Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat shortening and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg. , Add dates; beat on low speed until blended. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into date mixture with a wooden spoon just until blended. Stir in walnuts., Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Muffins may be frozen for up to 3 months.

DATE NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine dates and hot water. Let stand 10 minutes. Drain and discard water.Cover and refrigerate until cold.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 12 medium muffin cups with paper liners or lightly grease.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar until creamy.
• Add water,pecans,eggs,baking soda, vanilla, and salt and mix until well blended.
• Add flour and mix until just moistened.
• Fold in cold dates and spoon into prepared muffin pans.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Let stand a few minutes before removing from pan.

ORANGE DATE NUT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease one 12-cup muffin tin.
• In a large bowl, combine bran cereal, water and oil, stirring until bran softens.
• In a small bowl, whisk buttermilk, orange juice, molasses, honey, orange zest, and egg until blended.
• In a small bowl, combine flours, baking soda and salt.
• Add buttermilk mixture to bran, stirring to combine.
• Add flour mixture, dates and walnuts to bran mixture, stirring just until flour is moistened.
• Spoon into muffin cups, and bake until top springs back when lightly pressed, about 18 minutes.
• Let cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to wire rack.

LOW-FAT, HIGH FIBER ORANGE BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Cut orange into pieces, remove seeds, leave peel on.
• Put in blender and puree along with orange juice.
• Add egg, butter and applesauce.
• Puree again.
• Combine dry ingredients, stir in contents of blender.
• Barely mix in blueberries.
• Spoon muffin cups 3/4 full.
• Bake at 375 for 17 minutes.

ORANGE DATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Combine eggs, orange juice and butter; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in dates, walnuts and orange zest. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill two-thirds full with batter., Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

DATE-NUT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cereals and boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes. In another large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, buttermilk and oil. Stir cereal and buttermilk mixtures into dry ingredients just until blended. Fold in the dates, raisins and walnuts. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

HIGH FIBRE FRUIT AND NUT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Cream butter and brown sugar.
• Add molasses and eggs and beat well.
• Add milk, bran, flaxseed and cereal.
• Combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves.
• Add to liquid ingredients.
• Add fruit and nuts.
• Spoon into prepared muffin tins 2/3 full.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 18 minutes.
• Makes 16 average sized muffins.

LOW-FAT HIGH FIBER BLUEBERRY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease muffin cups or use paper muffin liners.
• Mix together wheat bran and milk, and let stand for 10 minutes. (I didn't do this and muffins turned out fine.).
• In a large bowl, mix together applesauce, egg, brown sugar, and vanilla.
• Beat in bran mixture.
• Sift together all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
• Stir into bran mixture until just blended. Fold in blueberries.
• Scoop into muffin cups.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly tapped.

LOW-FAT ORANGE DATE NUT BRAN MUFFINS (HIGH FIBER)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease one 12-cup muffin tin.
• In a large bowl, combine bran cereal, water and oil, stirring until bran softens.
• In a small bowl, whisk buttermilk, Orange Juice, molasses, honey, orange zest, and egg until blended.
• In a small bowl, combine flours, baking soda and salt. Add buttermilk mixture to bran, stirring to combine. Add flour mixture, dates and walnuts to bran mixture, stirring just until flour is moistened.
• Spoon into muffin cups, and bake until top springs back when lightly pressed, about 18 minutes.
• Let cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to wire rack.