Author: Cooking Light
- 1¾ cups wheat bran (about 4¼ ounces)
- 1 cup whole pitted dates (about 6 ounces) or figs
- ¾ cup fresh orange juice
- 1 cup fat-free buttermilk
- ½ cup mashed ripe banana (about 1 medium)
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4.5 ounces whole-grain pastry flour (about 1 cup)
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Spread bran on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring once.
- Combine dates and juice in a medium saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat; uncover and let stand 5 minutes. Place date mixture in a food processor or blender; process until smooth. Add buttermilk and next 4 ingredients (through vanilla); process until smooth.
- Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, bran, baking powder, and next 3 ingredients (through salt) in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add date mixture to bran mixture, stirring just until moist. Add eggs, stirring just until combined. Place 12 muffin cup liners in muffin cups; coat liners with cooking spray. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Bake at 350° for 28 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of muffins comes out clean. Remove muffins from pan; cool on a wire rack.
Recipe by Raisin & Fig at https://www.raisinandfig.com/whole-grain-bran-muffins/
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