Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons flax seeds (ground equals 2 eggs)
  • 6 tablespoons water
  • 2 cups oat bran
  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or 1 cup unbleached white flour
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar (firm pack ) or 1/2 cup dark brown sugar (firm pack )
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups soymilk or 1 1/4 cups other non-dairy milk substitute
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil or 1/3 cup other light oil
  • 1 cup walnuts (chopped ) (optional)
  • 1/2 cup jam (strawberry is good, but any will do and fruit sweetened if you can find it)

Method

  • Preheat oven to 425'F.
  • Lightly grease your muffin tin(s).
  • In a med. size bowl with a hand mixer whip up the water and the flax seed meal. In about a couple of minutes this should become a thick and creamy liquid.
  • In a large bowl combine the oat bran, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl mix the flax seed mixture, milk and oil.
  • Stir in the walnuts if using and then add to the dry ingredients until just combined, don't over mix!
  • Fill your prepared muffin cups less then half full, then put a dab of your jam on top of the batter, then put more batter until the muffin cup is 2/3 full.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on how your oven is. I used a skewer to test the side to see if it was done. I didn't put it down the middle as the jam is there.
  • Cool the muffins in the tin for about 3 minutes, then remove to a rack to a wire cool.
  • Bon Appetit!