Apricot Oatmeal Bran Muffin
This recipe was created by my great-aunt. Now, I can get my own kids helping in the kitchen to measure ingredients and mix!
Equipment
- 2 muffin tins lightly greased or lined with paper cups
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup wheat bran
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
- 1/3 cup wheat germ
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup buttermilk or 1 cup milk + 1tbsp lemon juice or vinegar,
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1 cup chopped dried apricots
Instructions
- In a small bowl, stir together wheat bran and boiling water; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, wheat germ, baking soda and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, egg, buttermilk and oil until blended. Pour over flour mixture, along with bran mixture, and stir until just combined. Fold in apricots.
- Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups. Bake in preheated oven for 16 to 18 minues or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of a muffin comes out clean. Leat cool in pans on wire rac for 10 mnutes, then transfer to rack to cool completely.