The school year is upon us once again. We have school aged children in our household, and we are always trying to create fun lunches with variety for them. This recipe is in my latest cookbook, Cooking Around the World with Chef Dez, and one we turn to a lot. The kids like the flavour and texture, and we like that it has more nutrition to it than just a standard “cake type” muffin. Enjoy!
Carrot Bran Muffins
Recipe created by Chef Dez, chefdez.com
- 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
- 1.5 cups natural bran
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup ground flax seed
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup finely grated carrot
- 2 large eggs
- 1.5 cups milk
- 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Preheat oven to 400° F (200 ºC) and prepare a 12-cup muffin pan with baking spray.
Combine the whole wheat flour, natural bran, brown sugar, ground flax seed, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, cloves, and nutmeg in a mixing bowl.
Toss the grated carrot into this dry mixture.
Beat the eggs thoroughly in a separate bowl.
Add the milk, apple sauce, canola oil, and lemon juice to the beaten eggs. Continue beating until thoroughly combined.
Combine the mixtures in the two bowls together until just mixed. Do not over mix.
Spoon the batter equally into the prepared muffin pan.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Cool slightly in the pan before serving.
Makes 12 large muffins
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