Banana-orange Bran Muffins With Pecans And Raisins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 3 medium bananas)
• 1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup canola oil or 1/4 cup light olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups bran flakes
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup chopped toasted pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 spray 12-cup muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• 3 in large bowl, whisk together mashed bananas, orange juice concentrate, egg and oil.
• 4 stir in bran flakes, let sit about 15 minutes to soften cereal.
• 5 in separate bowl, combine flour with baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• 6 add to cereal mixture and stir just until combined.
• 7 gently fold in raisins and pecans. spoon batter evenly into muffin tins.
• 8 bake 20 to 25 minutes or until done.
• 9 cool 5 minutes in tin.