Apple Oat Muffins

Mmm...I am eating one of these right now, and they are really good. I adapted this recipe from a recipe blog here. A word of warning- these certainly taste healthy, so don't make it expecting a starbucks blueberry muffin :)

Ingredients:

1/2 c brown sugar (I used a little less than)

1 c Fiber 1 cereal, crushed

1 1/4 c whole wheat flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 c oats

2 eggs

1 c unsweetened chilled applesauce

4 tbsp fat free yogurt

1 c chopped apple

dash of cinnamon

-Preheat oven to 400. Grease 12 muffin cups.

-Crush Fiber 1 cereal in food processor. Peel apples and then put in a food processor to chop them up into small pieces.

-Combine flour, fiber 1 cereal, oats, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix until blended.

-Add eggs, applesauce, apples, and yogurt. Mix until well blended.

-Spoon into 12 muffin cups. Let stand 10 minutes.

-Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

My notes: I used my mini food chopper for the cereal and the apples. The apples don't need to be shredded, but I tried to get them as small as possible. When I was mixing everything together, I had to use a spatula to get the ingredients totally combined. My batter filled the cups to the top, so you could probably make 18 smaller muffins instead of 12 bigger ones. I also had to bake for about 17 minutes for them to be done in the centers.

Enjoy!

Day of Baking!

Today, I made homemade bagels, sweet bread, and chocolate pudding cake. I am planning on making banana oatmeal muffins sometime tomorrow, so I'll include those here too.

Bagels: The homemade bagel recipe comes from Tammy's Recipes, at tammysrecipes.com, and they are so delicious!
Ingredients:
1 1/2c warm water
2 tbsp yeast
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp salt
4 1/4c bread flour

Put all of the above in a bread machine on the dough setting. I typically use half whole wheat flour and half bread flour. When dough is ready, divide and shape into 12 balls. Let rest 5 minutes. Make a hole in the dough to make a bagel shape, cover and let rest 10 minutes. While resting, boil about 8 cups of water. Drop 2 bagles at a time in the water for 45 seconds, flipping halfway through. Drain bagels on a wire rack and brush with egg white (1 egg white is enough for all the bagels). At this point, I topped a few with a cinnamon and sugar mixture. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes, turning the cookie sheet halfway through.

Sweet Bread: The sweet bread recipe I made completely in the bread machine. It tastes great, although I expected it to be a little sweeter.
Ingredients:
1c milk
1 egg
2 tbsp margarine
1/3c sugar
3/4 tsp salt
3c bread flour
2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast (one packet)

Put all of the above in a bread machine and set to the 'sweet bread' setting. You can also do the dough cycle and then bake at 350 for 20 minutes. The latter makes for a much better presentation, but is a little more work.

Chocolate Pudding Cake: This chocolate pudding cake is my default dessert to bring to anything, because it is so easy and delicious! I got the recipe from my old roommate Alison Babb a few years ago.
Ingredients:
1 box yellow moist cake mix
1 box Jello pudding - vanilla
1 box Jello pudding - chocolate
1/3c oil - I used smart balance brand
1 egg
1c water
1/2c chocolate chips - I used about 3/4c

Mix everything together, saving the chocolate chips until last. I typically make in a Bundt pan, which cooks for 35-40 minutes at 350. This time, I made an 8" round and an 8x8 square and baked for about 25 minutes.

Banana Oatmeal Muffins - This recipe is from my wonderful friend, Cate, who is one of the few readers of this blog :) I am actually making these muffins for her!
Ingredients:
1/2c butter/oil
2 eggs
1c bananas
1/2c warm honey
1/4c vanilla yogurt (or buttermilk)
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 c whole wheat flour
3/4 tsp salt
1c quick oats

Mix first 4 ingredients with a wooden spoon. Add yogurt and baking soda, mix well. Combine flour, salt and oats separately and add to banana mixture. Bake at 375 for 18-20 minutes. I think this makes 12 muffins.

Our house is overflowing with baked goods!