Orange Bran Puffins Recipe

Bake up these orange bran muffins or puffins for a healthy and snacky muffin. Made with flour and orange zest this muffin is both healthy and delicious.

Summary

Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
CuisineCourse
MethodInterest Group

Ingredients

 All purpose flour1 Cup (16 tbs)
 1/2 tsp baking powder 2mL
 3/4 tsp baking soda 4mL
 1 tsp salt 5mL
 Granulated Sugar3 Tablespoon
 Bran1 Cup (16 tbs)
 1 tsp grated orange zest 5mL
 Egg1
 Buttermilk1 Cup (16 tbs)
 1 tbsp butter or margarine, 15 mL melted

Directions

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar.
Stir in bran and grated orange zest.
In another bowl, beat egg slightly with buttermilk and melted butter.
Add all at once to the flour mixture and stir just until moistened.
Do not overmix.
The batter will be lumpy.
3 Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin, filling cups three-quarters full.
Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Best served warm.
HINT: When making iced tea, add a little hot water and then cold water so that the crystals will dissolve more completely.
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