Banana, Bran And Prune Muffins

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups natural bran
• 1 cup flour (i use whole wheat)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 eggs
• 4 bananas, to make about 1 3/4 cups when mashed
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup oil, like canola is good
• 1 1/2 cups prunes, chopped
• 1/2 cup nuts, chopped (optional)
• 1/8 cup flax seed, ground (optional)
• 1/8 cup wheat germ (optional)

Recipe

• 1 turn oven on to 375°.
• 2 combine all dry ingredients in large bowl.
• 3 mix cut up prunes into flour mixture using your hands so you can separate the pieces and each piece gets coated with flour mixture.
• 4 you can mash all bananas or you can do what i do and slice one of them.
• 5 in smaller bowl mix all wet ingredients including bananas until well mixed.
• 6 add wet ingredients to dry and fold to mix gently.
• 7 don't over mix.
• 8 spoon into paper lined or greased muffin tins.
• 9 i make 6 giant muffins or you can make 12 ordinary size muffins.
• 10 baking time will vary from about 20 minutes for regular size to 30 minutes for giant size.