The Ultimate Bran Muffin

This is a recipe that I invented during my last 2 years of university. I had spent most of those 2 years trying out just about every bran muffin recipe under the sun, as I used to make a batch just about every week, then eat them through the week. I therefore have little hesitation in calling these "The Ultimate" bran muffin : they are extremely low in fat, relatively low in sugar, and obviously very high in fibre (both soluable and insoluable).

Ingredients

• 1 C (w.w.) flour
• 1 C raw wheat germ (not the toasted kind in the bottle)
• 2-3/4 C wheat bran
• 2/3 C oat bran or 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 2 tsp baking pwdr
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp ginger or cinnamin
• 3 tblsp oil
• 2/3 C honey (molasses, corn syrip, whatever)
• 2-1/4 C low fat milk or low fat yogurt (I usually mix them 50/50)
• 2 eggs
• 0.5 C raisins (optional)

Method

Combine the dry ingredients in one bowl and mix them well. In another bowl beat the eggs and then add the rest of the wet ingredients and mix them well. Fold the wet into the dry, mixing only enough to moisten the dry ingredients thoroughly.
DO NOT OVERMIX WITH AN ELECTRIC MIXER!

Put the mixture into a greased muffin tin and bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes.

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