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Calcium-Enriched Low-Fat Date and Bran Muffins Recipe

Calcium-Enriched Low-Fat Date and Bran Muffins

Homemakers Best Tested
By
The Homemakers Test Kitchen
These sweetly spiced muffins are low in fat and high in fibre and have the bonus of added calcium from the skim milk powder.

Ingredients

3/4 cups  (175 mL)  each wheat bran and All-Bran cereal
1-1/3 cups  (325 mL)  buttermilk
1/2 cup  (125 mL)  skim milk powder
2 cups  (500 mL)  all-purpose flour
3/4 cups  (175 mL)  whole wheat flour
1/3 cup  (75 mL)  packed dark brown sugar
4 tsp  (20 mL)  baking powder
2 tsp  (10 mL)  baking soda
1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  cinnamon
1/4 tsp  (1 mL)  each  salt and ground cloves
1 cup  (250 mL)  chopped dates
3/4 cups  (175 mL)  fancy molasses
1/4 cup  (60 mL)  unsweetened applesauce
2 tbsp  (30 mL)  vegetable oil
1 egg
1-1/2 tsp  (7 mL)  vanilla

Preparation

In bowl, stir together wheat bran, All-Bran cereal, buttermilk and skim milk powder; let stand for 10 minutes.

Meanwhile, in large bowl, whisk together all-purpose and whole wheat flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cloves; stir in dates.

Into bran mixture, whisk molasses, applesauce, oil, egg and vanilla; pour over dry ingredients and stir until just combined.

Grease muffin pans. Pour in batter, filling completely; bake in centre of 375F (190C) oven until golden and tops are firm to the touch, about 25 minutes. Let cool in pans on rack for 2 minutes. Remove from pans; let cool on rack.

Makes 16 muffins.

Cooking Time
25 Minutes
Serving(s)
16 muffins
Nutritional Information
Per muffin: about
Calories 217
Protein 5 g
Fat (total) 3 g
Carbohydrate 46 g
Fibre 4 g
Cholesterol 13 mg
Sodium 319 mg
Calcium 12 % RDI
Iron 19 % RDI
Vitamin A 2 % RDI
Folate 13 % RDI

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Source

Homemakers Magazine: May 2004

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