Banana Muffins

These muffins have a little of everything in them and that's not a bad thing. These are great for breakfast, dessert, or just plain snacking. --Mark

Ingredients:

3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup quick oats
1/4 cup wheat germ
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup blueberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 banana, mashed
1 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1 T vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan, or line with paper muffin cups. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, wheat flour, sugar, oat bran, quick oats, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gently stir in the buttermilk, egg, oil, and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix just until blended. Spoon into muffin cups, filling all the way to the top. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until the tops of the muffins spring back when lightly touched.

Notes:

There are a number of substitutions we make with this recipe. Here they are:

*Raw or brown sugar for the regular sugar
*Quick oats for the oat bran
*Milled flax seed for the wheat germ
*One tablespoon of lemon juice in milk for the buttermilk
*Applesauce for the oil