My kids, like most, go through spurts where they will eat the same thing for breakfast every single morning day after day for weeks on end, then just when you have them all figured out they suddenly don't want that thing anymore. This is what it's been like in our house for the last few days, so in an effort to make something different than the norm for breakfast, I went searching through my favorite recipe website (http://www.allrecipes.com/) for ideas. That's when I came across a real winner. I just have to share this wonderful healthy recipe with you! You're going to love it.
Health Nut Blueberry Muffins
3/4 cup all purpose flour (I use unbleached)
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup quick cooking oats (I used rolled)
1/4 cup wheat germ
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup blueberries (frozen works well)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 banana, mashed
1 cup buttermilk *
1 egg
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract
-Preheat oven to 350*F. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or line with paper muffin cups
-In a large bowl, stir together the flours, sugar, oat bran, oats, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Gently stir in the blueberries and nuts. In a separate bowl, mix together the mashed banana, buttermilk, egg, oil and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix just until blended. Spoon into muffin cups, filling all the way to the top.
-Bake for 15-18 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the tops of the muffins spring back when lightly touched.
*I substituted 1 cup of 1% milk with 1 Tbsp. lemon juice for the buttermilk and it worked great.
I've also swapped out the blueberries for 1 cup of pumpkin and added a little cinnamon and nutmeg and they were delicious! My kiddos liked them best, I think.
Now go enjoy some muffins with your tea! Mmmmmmmmmm............
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