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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose or unbleached
1 white flour
1 cup oat bran
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (i used 1 i plan to, increase more)
1/4 tsp ground ginger (i used 1/2
1 tsp )
1/8 tsp salt (i omitted-usual for
1 me)
1 large egg white(i omitted-dumb
1 question but what purpose
1 does it serve?)
1 cup buttermilk (i used 1%-is
1 there a real difference?)
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large ripe banana, mashed (i used
2 medium)
2 tbsp canola or safflower oil (i
1 used corn oil-mazola)
1 tbsp mild honey, such as clover
1 (i omitted)
1/2 tsp grated orange zest (i
1 omitted-what is it?)
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400. Coat 12 standard muffin tin cups with
nonstick spray(I use large paper muffin cups). In a medium bowl,
combine the flour, oat bran, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon,
ginger and salt. Mix well. Add the egg white, buttermilk, sugar,
banana, oil, honey and orange zest. Stir just until the dry
ingredients are moistened; do not overmix. Didvide the batter evenly
among the muffin cups. Bake on the center oven rack for 14 to 17
minutes, or until the tops are light brown. Loosen the muffins by
rapping the pan sharply against the edge of the counter. Remove them
immediately to a wire rack. Cool for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Servings: 1
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