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Bran muffins

Makes 6 muffins

400 deg. F, about 20 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

Mid-baking, rotate muffin tin.


Preheat oven.


In a large bowl, combine:
   1 1/8 cup plain, unsweetened soymilk
      or similar non-dairy milk, or water (with protein powder, optional)
   2 tsp. fresh lemon juice (or apple cider vinegar)

Add and combine well:
   1/4 cup apple, unpeeled, grated (small-size pieces)
   1/3 cup carrots, finely grated
   1 T canola oil
   2 T molasses
   1 T maple syrup or sugar
   1 T ground flax seed (or ground chia seed)
   1/2 tsp. vanilla extract (optional)
   optional:  1/4 cup chopped dates (or raisins)
   optional:  1/4 cup chopped walnuts (or pepitas)
Mix in last:
   3/4 cup wheat bran (or oat bran)

Set bowl aside.

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In a medium bowl, combine well:
   1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
   1/4 cup quick rolled oats
   1 tsp. baking powder
   1/4 tsp. baking soda
   1/4 (scant) tsp. ground cinnamon

When the oven is fully heated, add the dry ingredients into the bran mixture.

Combine only until everything is evenly blended. Don't overmix.

Spoon batter into a well-greased 6-muffin tin (or use muffin parchment papers).

After baking, cool muffins in muffin tin for 5 to 10 minutes.
Then remove and cool on rack.

(Alternative: bake as a cake, using a greased 8" square glass baking dish.)