Applesauce Oat Bran Muffins

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 1/2 cups oat bran
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup nuts (optional)
• 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce, chilled
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 line 12 muffin cups with paper liners, or grease muffin tins.
• 3 in a large bowl, mix together dry ingredients, including nuts & raisins if using.
• 4 in another bowl, mix together vanilla, oil, eggs & applesauce until well blended.
• 5 make a well in the center of the dry ingredients; add wet ingredients & mix until well blended.
• 6 let mixture sit for 10 minutes (for oat bran to absorb some of the liquid).
• 7 spoon mixture into paper-lined muffin cups and bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown & toothpick comes out clean.
• 8 let muffins cool in pan for 5 minutes; then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.