Our so-called healthy snack
Here's my recipe for healthy snack day.
When I hear the phrase "bran muffins," I usually think, "Ugh." But these are quite demolishable. Our 15-month old even thinks they are great. Recipe is almost identical to one from allrecipes.com.
* 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 2 cups packed brown sugar
* 2 tablespoons molasses
* 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 cup whole wheat flour
* 1 1/2 cups wheat bran
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 eggs
* 2 cups buttermilk
* 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add molasses; mix well. Combine the dry ingredients. Combine eggs and buttermilk; add to creamed mixture alternately with dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips.
2. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 375 degrees F for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
When I hear the phrase "bran muffins," I usually think, "Ugh." But these are quite demolishable. Our 15-month old even thinks they are great. Recipe is almost identical to one from allrecipes.com.
* 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 2 cups packed brown sugar
* 2 tablespoons molasses
* 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 cup whole wheat flour
* 1 1/2 cups wheat bran
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 eggs
* 2 cups buttermilk
* 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add molasses; mix well. Combine the dry ingredients. Combine eggs and buttermilk; add to creamed mixture alternately with dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips.
2. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 375 degrees F for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.