Oat bran muffins

By mluoceanbeach

Ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 1 quart lowfat buttermilk
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 5 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 5 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup Splenda (for baking)
• 1 cup sugar
• 20 oz. raisin bran cereal
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries (optional)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Use a fork to beat the eggs in very large mixing bowl.
Combine next three ingredients (buttermilk, applesauce & oil) with the eggs.
Sift the flour, sugar, Splenda, salt and baking powder together directly into the egg mixture and mix thoroughly.
Fold in the bran flakes thoroughly.
Add nuts and cranberries, if desired.

Spray muffin tins with low-fat non-stick spray (ie. Pam).
Fill each tin 2/3 full with mixture.
Bake for 15-20 minutes at 400 degrees.

Makes 60 muffins (about 1.5 ounces each).