Blue Sky Bran Muffins
Total Time
Approximately 40 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
16 to 18 minutes
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Ingredients
12 muffins
- 1 1/3 cups (315 ml) buttermilk (or sour cream or yogurt thinned with a little milk)
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) oil (vegetable, safflower, sunflower, or olive oil)
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) lightly packed dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups (90 grams) wheat bran
- 1 cup (125 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (8 grams) baking powder (preferably aluminum-free)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (8 grams) baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon table salt
- 2 teaspoons (10 grams) granulated sugar, divided
- 3/4 to 1 cup chopped mixed fruit (any except citrus or pineapple; frozen berries work)
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Preparation
Step 1
Heat oven to 425 degrees F and coat a 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick spray.
Step 2
In a small bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg, oil, brown sugar, and any vanilla or citrus zest you’d like to use.
Step 3
In a large bowl, whisk together bran, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Step 4
Stir the wet mixture into the dry until just combined and still a bit rough.
Step 5
Spoon two tablespoons of batter into each prepared muffin cup.
Step 6
Add about two teaspoons of fruit to each, dividing it evenly, and sprinkle the fruit with one teaspoon of granulated sugar.
Step 7
Spoon remaining batter (about one tablespoon each) over fruit and sprinkle tops of muffins with remaining teaspoon of granulated sugar.
Step 8
Bake muffins for 16 to 18 minutes, rotating pan once midway through baking time for even browning, until a toothpick inserted into the center of muffins comes out with just a few crumbs attached. Do not overbake.
Step 9
Let muffins cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from tin.
Step 10
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Chef's notes
Muffins are best straight from the oven but remain moist for three days at room temperature, longer if frozen.
Consider using oats pulsed in a food processor instead of bran for a different texture.
Experiment with fruits like banana-coconut, mango-fresh cranberry, or blueberry-raspberry.
