Visiting With Mom = MUFFINS!

So I spent the last few days in The Soo, visiting my parents. If there's one thing I have learned from my mom, it's how to cook. She has always been able to experiment in the kitchen and make it work. Baking is something she does really well and is something that I will always just be able to do "ok".

She kept telling me about these dairy, sugar and oil free muffins that she created. She made them while I was there and they are FANTASTIC!! So great that I had to share them.


MMMMMOM's MMMMMUFFINS!



What you will need:
- 2 cups dates, chopped (soaked overnight in 2 1/2 cups water - keep soaking water)
- 1 cup prunes, chopped (soaked overnight in 2 1/2 cups water - keep soaking water)
- 1 1/2 cups bran (we didn't have bran, so we used some granola)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 cup ground flaxseed put 1 tbsp of this ground flaxseed in 3 tbsp water to make a "slurry"
- 1/2 cup of nuts (sunflower, pumpkin etc)
- 1 large banana, mashed
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 3 tsp baking soda
- 4 tsp cinnamon
- 4 tsp pure vanilla
- 1 3/4 whole wheat flour (or I would assume you could use 2 cups spelt)

Take soaking water from prunes and dates and add 1cup of it to bran or granola to soften.
In a large bowl add the slurry of flax seed (this is your egg substitute). Then add mashed banana, dates and prunes, the softened bran, vanilla and applesauce. Mis together and then add mixture to another bowl with the rest of the ground flax seed, nuts, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and mix until just blended and nothing dry is showing.

Fill lightly greased muffin tins until 3/4 full and bake at 350 for 20-25 min. Or 375 for 12 min and then reduce to 350 for 12 min.

YUM!!!

Take care,
THE NUTRITIONISTA