For anyone who's interested the recipe is one that I made up from several sources, so I "think" that they have about 42 calories (PER MINI-MUFFIN! Because then three is a serving!!!)
Banana Raisin Whole Wheat Muffins (would be great with chopped up apple and a little cinnamon, I didn't do it with this batch b/c I wanted to see how they would come out.
Preheat oven to 375, grease the muffin tins, my batch made 39 minimuffins.
1 1/4 c. whole wheat flour
1 c. oat bran (wheat bran would work too)
1/4 c. ground flax seed
1/4 c. soy flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 egg whites
1/4 c. sugar (or honey, maple syrup, whatever you like)
1/4 c. unsweetened applesauce
1/4 c. skim milk
1 Tbsp. plain nonfat yogurt
1 Tbsp. lowfat sour cream
1 c. mashed bananas (I used 4 small bananas, verrrryyy ripe!)
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. raisins
In a large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Then in another bowl beat the egg whites, applesauce, and sugar (or sugar-like product) until combined and just frothy. Then stir in bananas, milk, yogurt, sour cream, and vanilla.
Make a well in the center of your dry ingredients, add the wet mixture to the dry and stir until just combined (don't overmix as that makes for a tougher finished product). Then quickly stir in raisins or any other fruit or nut you'd like. Fill the muffin tins about 3/4 of the way full (and a great tip I got off of foodnetwork's "Good Eats" is to up the temp. on your oven by 25 degrees right before you put the muffins in b/c the extra burst of heat will make for higher, lighter muffin texture).
Mine took about 12 minutes, they get only a little darker then they were when they went in b/c of the whole wheat.
Usually, when I've tried all whole wheat muffins, especially with bran, they come out tough, but all these are moist and delicious. And did I mention the approximately 42 calories each? If my math has failed utterly, please let me know. MIC is too hard to keep sabotaging it unknowingly!
Sorry this is so long, but they are really easy!:7
Happy baking!
Mattea
