Blueberry Muffins

I adapted this recipe from the muffin recipe in my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook.

Ingredients:

• 1 c. white flour
• 1/2 c. wheat flour
• 1/4 c. wheat germ
• 1/3 c. brown sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4-1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 beaten egg
• 3/4 c. milk or rice milk
• 2 Tb. vegetable oil
• 2 Tb. applesauce
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1 c. blueberries (frozen or fresh)

Directions:

1. Grease your muffin tin or line with paper liners. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Mix dry ingredients (white flour to cinnamon) in a medium bowl.

3. Mix wet ingredients (egg to vanilla) in a smaller bowl.

4. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix until just moistened--batter should be lumpy. Fold in blueberries.

5. Spoon batter into muffin tin until each cup is about 2/3 full. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

Banana Muffins

I adapted this recipe from the muffin recipe out of my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 c. flour
• 1/2 c. wheat germ
• 1/3 c. brown sugar
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. cloves
• 1 beaten egg
• 1/2 c. milk or rice milk
• 3/4 c. mashed ripe banana (if you have a little more than 3/4c. that's ok too)
• 2 Tb. vegetable oil
• 2 Tb. applesauce

Directions:

1. Grease your muffin tin or put paper liners in. Set aside. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl combine all the dry ingredients (flour to cloves).
3. In a smaller bowl combine all the wet ingredients (egg to applesauce)
4. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just moistened--batter should be lumpy.
5. Spoon batter into muffin tin, filling about 2/3 the way full. Bake for 15-20 minutes.