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Serves:  12

Per Serving:  Each muffin has 100 calories, 1g fat, 21g carbs, 2g fiber, 2g protein

Ingredients:

2 ½ cups flour*

1 ½ tsp baking soda

2 large eggs

1 ½ cups bran

¾ cup sugar

¼ teaspoon salt

1 ½ cups buttermilk**

1 cup mashed, ripe bananas

*Whole wheat flour can be substituted for half or all white flour—increase the fluid to 2 cups.

**Low fat or fat-free milk can also be used in place of buttermilk.

OPTIONAL: add walnuts!

Cooking Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Coat a 12 cup muffin pan with non-stick spray.
  2. Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together. 
  3. Whisk together the eggs, buttermilk and bran. Let stand for 10 minutes. 
  4. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the egg mixture all at once. Stir with a wooden spoon until the dry ingredients are just moistened. 
  5. Fold the mashed bananas (be careful not to overmix). Fill the tins two-thirds full.
  6. Bake for about 25 minutes. The muffins are done when a knife inserted in the center of a muffin comes out dry.

Recipe from: FoodFit