You'll forget it's good for you when you taste this muffin. It's full of apple chunks and dried cranberries and boasts a fibre content of about 4 grams per muffin.
Chunky Cran-Apple Bran Muffins
| ¾ cup | natural bran | 175 mL |
| ¾ cup | milk | 175 mL |
| 1 ½ cups | all-purpose flour | 375 mL |
| 1 ½ tsp | baking powder | 7 mL |
| 1 ½ tsp | cinnamon | 7 mL |
| ¾ tsp | salt | 4 mL |
| ¼ tsp | baking soda | 1 mL |
| ¼ tsp | nutmeg | 1 mL |
| ¾ cup | brown sugar | 175 mL |
| 1/3 cup | vegetable oil | 75 mL |
| 1 | egg | 1 |
| 1 ½ cups | chopped peeled Ontario apples (such as Cortland, Crispin, Jonagold, Golden Delicious, Idared, Northern Spy, Spartan) | 375 mL |
| ½ cup | dried cranberries | 125 mL |
| Topping: | ||
| 2 tsp | granulated sugar | 10 mL |
| ¼ tsp | cinnamon | 1 mL |
In
large bowl, combine bran and milk; let rest 5 minutes.
In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, soda and nutmeg.
Stir brown sugar, oil and egg into bran mixture. Stir in dry ingredients just until combined. Stir in apples and dried cranberries.
Spoon batter into greased muffin cups. For topping, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over muffins. Bake in a 400 ° F (200 ° C) oven for about 18 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
Makes 8 large muffins