Skill required: Confident beginner
Vegetable oil cooking spray
2 cups unsweetened applesauce
2 ounces dates, pitted and chopped (1/2 cup)
1 cup wheat bran
1//2 cup low-fat buttermilk
1 large egg
2 tablespoons honey
3//4 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 tablespoons ground flaxseed
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon old-fashioned oats
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Coat 2 mini-muffin tins with cooking spry.
3. Place applesauce and dates in a medium saucepan.
4. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently until mixture is reduced to 1 1/4 cups, 15 - 20 minutes.
5. Spread in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet and let cool completely.
6. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in bran, buttermilk, egg, honey, ginger and vanilla. Let stand for 10 minutes.
7. Meanwhile, whisk together flour, flaxseed, baking soda, salt, allspice and 1/4 cup oats. Stir into bran mixture.
8. Spoon batter into prepared tins, filling to the brims.
9. Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon oats over muffins.
10.Bake until a toothpick inserted into center of 1 comes out clean, 21 - 23 minutes.
11.Let cool completely in pans on a wire rack.
Yield: 2 dozen muffins
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