Now that the holidays are past and we are about to enter a new year, it seems many of us are determined to diet or eat healthier in the coming year. With the world-wide economic crisis we are in, many may think they will not be able to eat healthier because they are cutting back on their food budgets. With the stress families are under, now is the time to improve your eating habits. It is important to stay healthy during these rougher times. You can start by making small changes. Try these healthy muffin recipes for breakfast or a light lunch. Pair them with some fresh fruit (buy seasonal fruits to save money) and you have a healthy meal. And remember, huge muffins don’t fit into your healthier eating or diet plan. By making your own muffins, you can make them in mini-muffin tins or only fill your regular muffin tins half full. You will have a healthier portion size.
Peel bananas and mash with a fork. Set aside. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Set dry ingredients aside. Add the remaining ingredients to the bananas and mix thoroughly. Add banana mixture to the flour mixture. Grease 12 muffins cups and divide mixture evenly into the muffin cups. Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes or until done.
Healthy bran muffins
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup egg substitute
1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
3 tbsp canola or olive oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 cup instant low-fat dry milk
3/4 cup SPLENDA granular
1 cup wheat bran, divided
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp flaxseeds
2 tbsp raisins
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin cups with paper baking liners. Blend applesauce, egg substitute, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, salt, dry milk, and SPLENDA together in a large mixing bowl, using a wire whisk. Reserve 2 tablespoons wheat bran and set aside. Add remaining wheat bran, flour, baking soda and cinnamon to mixture in large mixing bowl. Stir well. Mix in flaxseeds and raisins. Fill muffin cups 1/2 to 2/3 full of batter. Top each with a sprinkle of the reserved wheat bran. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Hi, I’m Stephanie Gallagher, the Iron Chef Mom (www.theironchefmom.com), and today, we’re making whole grain chocolate chip muffins. Let’s get started. For this recipe, you will need 1/2 cup milk (low-fat is okay) 1/2 cup canola oil 1/3 cup honey 1 large egg 1 cup all-purpose flour 1-1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1/2 cup natural bran (not bran cereal) 1 Tbsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. kosher salt 1/3 cup brown sugar 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1 cup chocolate chips Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Pour the milk into a mixing bowl. Add the oil, honey and egg. Whisk the wet ingredients together until well combined. Pour the flour into a separate mixing bowl. Add the whole wheat pastry flour, the bran, baking powder, kosher salt and brown sugar. Now add the cinnamon and mix well. Add the chocolate chips, and stir them in. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix until just combined. Don’t overmix the batter, or your muffins will turn out tough. Line a muffin tin with paper cups or grease it and fill the muffin cups three-quarters of the way. I like to use an ice cream scoop for this. Bake the muffins for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through. And here are your whole grain chocolate chip muffins. Thanks for watching. For more recipes like this one, join me at www.TheIronChefMom.com .
In this video, Betty demonstrates how to make incredibly tender and tasty Barbecued Boneless Pork Ribs. This is accomplished by cooking the ribs in a crock pot, then removing any excess fat, coating them with a delicious barbecue sauce, and browning them off in an oven. You have to see it to believe it! (Note: I used a bottled sauce. The purpose of this video is not in the making of the sauce, but rather in the preparation of the ribs.) Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless pork ribs 18 oz. bottled barbecue sauce (I used KC Masterpiece–about 1/3 to 1/2 of the bottle.) meat tenderizer, to taste Sprinkle meat tenderizer on the top and bottom of each of the boneless pork ribs. Place them in a crock pot, turn it to “low,” and let the ribs cook for about 5 hours. Remove the ribs from the crock pot, and place them on a platter. Cover with plastic wrap, and let them cool to room temperature. When cool enough to handle, trim all excess fat from the cooked ribs. They will be very tender, so you will need to handle them gently. After each rib is trimmed of fat, place it in a bowl that has a generous amount of bottled barbecue sauce. Roll it to coat it with barbecue sauce. Then place it on a broiler pan that has a drip pan underneath to catch any drippings. (I cover my broiler pan with aluminum foil, so there will be an easy clean-up.) When all of the ribs are coated with barbecue sauce and are placed on the broiler pan, put the pan of ribs into an oven that has been preheated to 300 …
Learn how to make vegan English muffins! Open captioning is provided. Check out my blog www.thedeliciousvegan.net for the recipe and you can e-mail me at deliciousvegan@aol.com
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Why buy a box mix for muffins? You can make a quick and easy bag to whip up a dozen muffins in no time yourself! For FREE recipes each month and more tips – subscribe to our newsletter at: www.millersgrainhouse.com Ingredients for Dry Mix: 2 to 2 1/2 C Flour 1/2 C dry sweet (sugar, succanat, brown sugar) 2 tsp Baking Powder (3 if using whole wheat) 1/2 tsp salt Dry season to taste (cinnaman, nutmeg…) Dry mix-ins (nuts, dried fruit…) Seal and toss in freezer Wet Ingredients: 1 C Milk 1/4 oil (butter, canola, veg…) 1 egg liquid extracts to taste (vanilla, almond…) UP TO 1/2 moist additions (apple butter, peanut butter, pureed pumpin) Mix and store all wet ingredients in fridge until needed. In this case mix in peanut butter jar for flavor. Preheat oven to 400 Combine wet mix into dry mix in a bowl. Spoon in oiled/sprayed muffin tims. Bake 18-20 minutes on center rack. ENJOY!!! Get our newsletter for more FREE recipes.
The next step in using the leftover milled grains and a few old bananas. For more information on whole wheat and whole grain baking go to: www.eatgrains.com or http
Banana Bran Muffins 2 eggs 1 1/2 tsp b.soda + 1 1/2 tsp b.powder 1/2 C Brown sugar 1/2 C white sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/2 C canola oil OR 1/2 C applesauce 3/4 C Milk or buttermilk 3/4 C mashed banana (about 3 bananas) 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/2 C Bran 1/2 C ground flax seed 1 1/2 C whole wheat flour 1 C choc chips AND/OR 1 C fresh blueberries Beat eggs, sugars,oil, milk,bananas, soda and vanilla well. Mix the rest of the ingredients and add to liquid. Bake in 350 oven for 20 min. All Music was used with permission from: www.templateswise.com and/or www.danosongs.com
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