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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 cup hot water
1 liquid sugar sub. to equal 1 cup su, gar
1 cup shredded wheat bran cereal
2 cup nonfat buttermilk
1/2 cup diet margarine
2 eggs beaten
2 1/2 cup all purpose flour
2 cup wheat bran flakes cereal
2 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 vegetable cooking spray
Directions
Pour hot water over shreds of wheat bran cereal; let stand at room
temperature 10 minutes.
Cream margarine and sugar substitute in a large bowl. Add buttermilk,
eggs, and soaked bran cereal, beating well at medium speed of an electric
mixer. Fold in wheat bran flakes cereal. Cover and store in refrigerator
until ready to bake. Batter can be store in fridge for up to 1 week.
To bake, spoon batter into muffin pans coated with cooking spray, filling
two-thirds full. Bake at 400øF. for 15 minutes or until done.
PER SERVING (1 muffin):
calories: 98
carbohydrate: 15 gm
protein: 3 gm
cholesterol: 26 mg
fat: 3 gm
fiber: trace
sodium: 240 mg
Exchanges: 1 Starch, 1 Fat
Servings: 12
Diet Diabetic Bran Muffins Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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