These high fibre muffins were actually the first thing that I ever baked many years ago. I was looking for a recipe that was “healthy” and tasted great without all of the preservatives and less nutritious ingredients that store bought muffins tend to have. Over the years I’ve modified the recipe, but these muffins are still lovingly referred to in our house as “Poo Muffins” because of their high fibre content.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup natural wheat bran
1/2 cup oat bran
1/2 cup All-Bran Buds
3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 tbsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk/soy milk/buttermilk
1/2 cup orange/apple/pomegranate juice
1 egg and 1 egg white
1/2 cup demerara style brown sugar
1/4 cup olive/grapeseed/canola oil
1/8 cup fancy molasses
raw sugar/turbinado sugar and large flake oats (about 1/4 tsp. each per muffin), optional
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375F.
1) In a large bowl, combine wheat bran, oat bran, All-Bran, flours, baking soda, salt and raisins
2) In a separate bowl, stir together remaining ingredients and mix well.
3) Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir together until just mixed.
4) Spoon mixture into paper lined muffin tins and sprinkle muffins with raw sugar/turbinado sugar and large flake oats.
6) Bake for 18 minutes or until muffins spring back when lightly touched. Makes 12 muffins.
You can make extra batter and keep it in the refrigerator for 2-3 days before baking off more muffins. These freeze well in ziploc type bags.
Science Fact of the Week:
Dietary fibre has been shown to have numerous health benefits. There is a reason we call these “Poo Muffins”. Beyond keeping you regular, these muffins may decrease inflammation of the gut and help reduce symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease.
The Science of Baking 