Moist Oat Bran Muffin Recipes

OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F, line 12 muffin tin with unbleached parchment paper muffin liners and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, add eggs, applesauce, maple syrup, molasses, oil and vanilla extract; whisk well to combine. Set aside.
• In another medium mixing bowl, add oat bran, flour, flaxseed, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir with spatula to mix until no lumps, transfer to a bowl with wet ingredients and stir gently just enough to combine. Do not over mix and let batter sit for a few minutes to thicken, then stir a few more times.
• Add raisins, dates and walnuts. Stir a few times just enough to incorporate.
• Using an ice cream scoop, divide batter evenly between 12 openings of a muffin tin and bake for 10 minutes in preheated to 425 degrees F oven. Reduce heat to 375 degrees F (no need to wait for oven to cool off) and bake for another 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Remove muffins from the oven, let muffins cool for about 5 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack to cool off a bit more.

DELICIOUS OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• In a large bowl combine oat bran, flour, chopped apricots, baking powder, brown sugar (save 2 tbs), and cinnamon.
• Separately beat the egg with 2tbs of sugar until fluffy and light.
• Warm up milk (just until lukewarm) and dissolve honey in it.
• Mix milk, egg, oil and vanilla.
• Blend together with dry ingredients, adding a bit more skim milk if the mixture seems too thick.
• Line a muffin pan with paper baking cups.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes.
• NOTE: It's almost foolproof, but you can test for doneness with a toothpick if you like: they should be moist but not wet.
• To retain moisture, store in a plastic bag.
• They're best served warm; reheating with the microwave works just fine.

OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line or grease 12 muffin cups.
• Blend together brown sugar, oat bran, flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add eggs, chilled applesauce, and vegetable oil. Mix until well-blended. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• VARIATIONS: Add 1 cup plumped raisins, with a little bit of raisin water (approximately 2 tablespoons). Or, before baking, sprinkle mixture of sugar and cinnamon over the tops of the muffins. Or, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg to flour mixture.

MOLASSES BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
• In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In a separate medium bowl, mix skim milk, molasses, egg, and vegetable oil. Mix in the bran cereal. Thoroughly stir in the flour mixture. Transfer to the prepared muffin pan.
• Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean.

MOIST BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the bran and milk; let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in oil. Combine the remaining ingredients; stir into bran mixture just until moistened. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups half full. Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

APPLESAUCE OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the oat bran, flour, 1/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat the eggs, applesauce, oil and milk. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in raisins., Fill muffin cups coated with cooking spray three-fourths full. Combine the walnuts, cinnamon and remaining sugar; sprinkle over batter. Bake at 400° for 16-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing form pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

MOIST JUMBO BANANA WHEAT/OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease jumbo pan of 6 muffin cups with non-stick spray or line with paper cups.
• Mash ripe bananas with fork or puree in food processor.
• Chop nuts or dried fruit, if using.
• In a medium size bowl, beat egg and sugars. When smooth add banana, oil and vanilla. Rest.
• In a large bowl mix the flours, bran, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Stir in nuts or dried fruit till coated with the flour.
• Pour the banana mixture onto the flour mixture, folding until flour is just moistened.
• Place into muffin cups immediately and put into oven.
• Bake for 21 - 23 minutes or until springy to the touch. A toothpick should come out of the center with a few crumbs sticking to it.

QUICK OAT BRAN AND BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease twelve 1/3-cup muffin cups or line with paper muffin cups. Combine first 5 ingredients in large bowl. Whisk milk, butter, egg whites and vanilla to blend in medium bowl. Add milk mixture to dry ingredients, stirring until just combined. Mix in bananas and 1/2 cup pecans. Divide batter among prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle remaining pecans over each muffin. Bake until toothpick inserted into centers of muffins comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer to rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.