Banana Blueberry Muffins
To make ahead: Wrap and store at room temperature for up to 2 days or freeze for up to 1 month. To defrost and heat frozen muffins, remove plastic wrap, wrap in a paper towel and microwave on High for 30-45 seconds.
Makes
| Active Time |
|---|---|
| 12 muffins | 20 minutes Total : 1 hour |
Equipment: Muffin tin with 12 (½-cup) cups
- Heart Health
- Diabetes
- Weight Loss
- Gluten Free
The slight acidity of buttermilk tenderizes and moistens baked goods while allowing you to cut way back on butter or oils. Here, it also lends a slight tanginess to the winning combi- nation of bananas and blueberries.
INGREDIENTS :
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
- 1¼ cups whole-wheat pastry flour (see Tip)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cups bluebrries, fresh or frozen
Instructions :
2. Whisk buttermilk, brown sugar, oil and eggs in a large bowl. Stir in mashed bananas.
3. Whisk whole-wheat pastry flour, all-pur-pose flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
4. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingre-dients and stir until just combined. Fold in blueberries. Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups (they will be full).
5. Bake until the tops are golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove and let cool on a wire rack for at least 5 min- utes more before serving.
Per muffin: 232 calories; 6 g fat (1 g sat, 3 g mono); 31 mg cholesterol; 41 g carbohy- drate; 13 g added sugars; 4 g protein; 3 g fiber, 248 mg sodium; 163 mg potassium.
Carbohydrate servings: 2½
Exchanges:
1 starch, ½ fat, 1 carbohydrate (other), 1 fat.Tip:
Whole-wheat pastry flour, lower in protein than regular whole-wheat flour, has less gluten-forming potential, making it a better choice for tender baked goods. You can find it in the natural-foods sec- tion of large supermarkets and natural- foods stores. Store in the freezer.
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