Orange Date Nut Bran Muffins Food

LOW-FAT ORANGE DATE NUT BRAN MUFFINS (HIGH FIBER)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease one 12-cup muffin tin.
• In a large bowl, combine bran cereal, water and oil, stirring until bran softens.
• In a small bowl, whisk buttermilk, Orange Juice, molasses, honey, orange zest, and egg until blended.
• In a small bowl, combine flours, baking soda and salt. Add buttermilk mixture to bran, stirring to combine. Add flour mixture, dates and walnuts to bran mixture, stirring just until flour is moistened.
• Spoon into muffin cups, and bake until top springs back when lightly pressed, about 18 minutes.
• Let cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to wire rack.

DATE-ORANGE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut orange in pieces and remove pits. In food processor, put in first 4 ingredients. Blend for 3 to 4 minutes. Sift dry ingredients into a bowl. Mix in chopped dates. Blend again until mixed. Spoon into greased muffin pans. Bake at 400 degrees F for 15 minutes. (If using honey, add with first 4 ingredients, if using sugar, add to dry mix.)

ORANGE DATE NUT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease one 12-cup muffin tin.
• In a large bowl, combine bran cereal, water and oil, stirring until bran softens.
• In a small bowl, whisk buttermilk, orange juice, molasses, honey, orange zest, and egg until blended.
• In a small bowl, combine flours, baking soda and salt.
• Add buttermilk mixture to bran, stirring to combine.
• Add flour mixture, dates and walnuts to bran mixture, stirring just until flour is moistened.
• Spoon into muffin cups, and bake until top springs back when lightly pressed, about 18 minutes.
• Let cool in pan 5 minutes before removing to wire rack.

CRANBERRY DATE ORANGE BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• In a separate bowl, squeeze juice from orange and combine with enough milk to make 2 cups. Add zest. Mix in applesauce, vanilla, and eggs.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix well.
• Stir in cranberries and dates.
• Divide into muffin tins and bake at 350 degrees F for 18-20 minutes.

ORANGE DATE MUFFINS (OR CHOCOLATE CHIP)

Steps:

• Cut orange into 8 or more pieces, remove seeds.
• Place cut orange into a blender or food processor.
• Blend into rind is finely ground; add orange juice to this mixture to make it easier to grind.
• Add dates (or chocolate chips), egg, and margarine; blend until mixed (if using chocolate chips you may want to add them in step 6 instead of in this step).
• In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar.
• Add orange mixture to dry ingredients; stir gently until just mixed.
• Spray 12 medium-large muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Fill tins 2/3 full.
• Bake at 400F for 15 minutes.

DATE-NUT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cereals and boiling water; let stand for 5 minutes. In another large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, buttermilk and oil. Stir cereal and buttermilk mixtures into dry ingredients just until blended. Fold in the dates, raisins and walnuts. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

ORANGE DATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Combine eggs, orange juice and butter; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in dates, walnuts and orange zest. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill two-thirds full with batter., Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

SPICY ORANGE BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine bran and buttermilk, let stand while assembling other ingredients.
• In bowl, combine remaining dry ingredients.
• In another bowl, combine egg, brown sugar, honey, molasses and oil.
• Mix well.
• Add bran mixture.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Bake in sprayed muffin tin in 375 degree oven for 20 minutes.
• Best served warm.