Orange Bran Muffins

Whole wheat and a whole orange make this delicious and good for you!

I don’t know how many people remember that Myra’s Dionysus did brunch on the weekends for quite a few years. It included an egg bake and wheat berries and muffins and all sorts of good things. This is my favorite muffin recipe from her menu.

Remember, when you make muffins, you don’t want to stir them too much. Just until the batter is mixed. Use an organic orange, and scrub it well, before you grind it up. Check for any seeds and remove them. The seeds won’t hurt you, but they are bitter. If you don’t eat all of the muffins right away, they freeze really well.

Orange Bran Muffins

Whole wheat flour and a whole orange make this delicious and good for you.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Breakfast, Savory

Cuisine American

Servings 12 muffins

Equipment

• 1 food processor
• 1 muffin tin
• 1 large bowl
• wire whisk and spatula
• measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients

  

• 1 orange, cut into 8 pieces
• 1 ripe banana
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/2 cups wheat bran
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teas. baking powder
• 1 teas. baking soda
• 1/4 teas. salt

Instructions

 

• Grease your muffin pan, or fill with paper cups. Turn the oven on to 375 degrees.
• Cut the orange into quarters, and cut each piece again, Check for seeds and discard any you find. Put the orange pieces in the food processor and grind it up (about 30 seconds). Add the banana, buttermilk, egg and oil and process until smooth (about 20 seconds).
• In a large bowl put the flour, bran, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Use your wire whisk and mix well. Add the wet ingredients from the food processor and mix with a spoon or spatula just until combined. Do not overmix.
• Spoon the dough into the muffin tin.

  Bake at 375 for 20 minutes.

  Serve warm.

  If you don't eat them all by the next day, freeze them.

Keyword Bran, orange, vegetarian, whole wheat