Ingredients
80 ml (1/3 cup) lukewarm water
30 ml (2 tablespoons) ground flaxseed
Dry ingredients
375 ml (1 ½ cups) wheat bran
310 ml (1 ¼ cups) all-purpose unbleached flour
125 ml (½ cup) brown sugar, packed
15 ml (1 tablespoon) baking powder
2.5 ml (½ teaspoon) baking soda
1 ml (1/4 teaspoon) salt
Wet ingredients
175 g (¾ cup) vanilla yogurt
60 ml (¼ cup) unsweetened applesauce
juice and zest of 2 oranges
120 g (3/4 cup) Patience Fruit & Co Dried Sliced Cranberries, No Added Sugar
Cooking time 30 minutes Portions 12 muffins
Here’s our top recipe for muffins to slip into schoolbags – no eggs, peanuts or tree nuts. They’re not too sweet, perfect for filling hungry bellies. What sweetening there is comes from applesauce, fresh-squeezed orange juice and our famous dried sliced cranberries with no added sugar. They’re fibre-rich, filling and nutritious. (And what kid would complain about eating a muffin that tastes like orange juice? )
Ingredients
80 ml (1/3 cup) lukewarm water
30 ml (2 tablespoons) ground flaxseed
Dry ingredients
375 ml (1 ½ cups) wheat bran
310 ml (1 ¼ cups) all-purpose unbleached flour
125 ml (½ cup) brown sugar, packed
15 ml (1 tablespoon) baking powder
2.5 ml (½ teaspoon) baking soda
1 ml (1/4 teaspoon) salt
Wet ingredients
175 g (¾ cup) vanilla yogurt
60 ml (¼ cup) unsweetened applesauce
juice and zest of 2 oranges
120 g (3/4 cup) Patience Fruit & Co Dried Sliced Cranberries, No Added Sugar
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Place rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 190°C (375ºF). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
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Mix water with flaxseed in a small bowl. Let set for 5 minutes or till the mixture gels.
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Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.
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In another bowl, combine all wet ingredients.
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Gently fold the flaxseed mixture in with the wet and dry ingredients. Add cranberries. Stir until smooth. Divide mixture among muffin cups.
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Bake muffins for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean. Let cool.
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Organic Dried Cranberries with No added Sugar and Sliced
Our organic dried sliced cranberries with no sugar added are truly innovative — unique in the marketplace. Slightly tart, they have just 2g of sugar per 40g serving, naturally derived from fruit, for that soft texture everyone loves.
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