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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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My mum used to make these for me all the time, and I would only eat them if she put chocolate chips in them. Now I make them myself, and they are just as good without the extra sweetness! Prep time is approximate - it usually takes me a long time to butter and flour my muffin pans. (makes 12 2 -3/4 in. muffins, or 20 mini muffins and about 8 med. muffins) Ingredients:
1 cup whole wheat flour (all-purpose flour is fine, too) |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt (if using salted butter, omit this) |
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature |
1/4 cup packed brown sugar (either light or dark) |
1 egg, at room temperature |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 cup sour cream (or pureed cottage cheese or tofu, with a tsp. or so of lemon juice) |
1/4 cup molasses |
1 cup natural bran (not bran flakes cereal!) |
Directions:
1. Butter and flour muffin tins (you can use leftover flour in the next step if you are feeling quite economical) Sift flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon into a bowl (if using whole wheat flour, you have to dump in the little flakes- they will not sift through the sieve) In a large bowl, cream softened butter on moderate speed for about 2 minutes or until creamy.
2. Beat in brown sugar and beat one minute, or until combined.
3. Blend in egg and vanilla and beat for one minute.
4. On a lower speed, blend in sour cream and molasses, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula to keep the batter even.
5. By hand, stir in sifted dry ingredients, blending just until flour particles have been absorbed.
6. Fill muffin tins 2/3 full and bake in a 400 degree oven for about 13-15 minutes for a medium muffin tin, 10 min for mini muffins, and 15-18 for large muffins, or until the batter starts to pull away from the sides and a pick inserted into the middle comes out clean and dry.
7. Let cool in tin for about 45 seconds, then remove to a wire cooling rack.
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