Blueberry-and-banana bran muffins
Makes 12
Sunday 19 February 2012
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So much more virtuous than the coffee-shop variety of muffin, these are less cakey and a lot more nutritious. The perfect snack to go with a cup of coffee.
80ml/3fl oz milk
95g/3 oz soft brown sugar
125ml/4fl oz light-flavoured oil, such as sunflower
125g/4oz yoghurt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
150g/5oz unprocessed bran
120g/4oz plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
4 small ripe bananas, mashed
150g/5oz punnet blueberries
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas4 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
Place the milk, sugar, oil, yoghurt, eggs, bran, flour, baking powder and cinnamon in a bowl and mix well. Add the bananas and mix to combine. Add blueberries and stir through lightly.
Spoon into the muffin cases and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean when poked into the middle. Cool on a wire rack.
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