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Breads and Pancakes

Bran Muffins

A plain old and easy bran muffin recipe, great for breakfast or a mid-afternoon snack.

Wheat bran is high in dietary fiber and so helps to keep the body’s elimination system in good working order.

Bran muffin ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 t baking powder
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 T melted butter
  • 1 cup wheat bran

Sift together flour, baking powder and sugar. Beat the egg and add milk, butter and bran. Let stand for 10 minutes. Add the flour and stir just to dampen. Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake at 400 F for 25 minutes.

Vegan Bran Muffin Tweak

This recipe is easily made vegan by substituting 1 T flax + 3 T water for the egg (mix together and let sit for 5 minutes or so to thicken before adding to the recipe), 1 cup unsweetened almond or soy milk for the regular milk, and 2 tablespoons of coconut oil for the butter.

 

Bran muffins


Breads and Pancakes

English Muffins

  • 1 pkg. active dry yeast
  • 4-5 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 t salt
  • 3/4 cup milk combined with 1/4 cup water
  • 1 T soft unsalted butter

Soften yeast in a small bowl with 1 tsp each flour and sugar in 1/4 cup lukewarm water for 15 minutes. Sift together 4 cups flour, rest of sugar and salt. Heat the milk and water mixture to lukewarm; stir into flour mixture. Add yeast mixture and butter and combine until it forms a ball.

Knead on floured board, adding enough flour to keep it from sticking, for 10-15 minutes. Transfer to a large buttered bowl, turn to coat with butter, and let rise, covered with plastic wrap, in a warm place, for 45 minutes or till doubled. Punch down and knead to expel air bubbles.

Roll out 1/4″ thick on floured board and cut into 3″ rounds. Let rise, covered, for 30-45 minutes. In a lightly buttered heavy pan, cook muffins over moderately high heat, turning them, for 6 minutes. in all, or until browned on both sides. Place on a baking sheet and bake in preheated 300ºF oven for 15 minutes. Makes 12 muffins.