I posted this Thursday, but thought I might add it to "Favorite Ingredients Fridays" today!
As I have said before, things seem to go better around here when I take the time to cook a "real" breakfast. Here's what we had this morning:
Plum Muffins
Measure out 1 cup prunes. Put in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil and allow to rehydrate for about 5 minutes. Remove from water, cool and chop.
Preheat oven to 350.
In mixer, combine: 1/3 cup canola, olive or safflower oil 1 cup honey (I am out of honey, so I used Rapadura...you can also use brown sugar)
Beat until fluffy.
Add in 2 eggs, one at a time beating well after each addition.
In a separate bowl, mix together:
2 1/2 cup freshly ground whole wheat flour (not pastry flour!) 1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
Mix into oil, egg, sugar mixture just until moistened.
Add gently: 1 cup kefir (recipe called for buttermilk, but I always substitute kefir) 1 cup prunes (from the first step)
1/2 cup raisins
Spoon into greased muffin tins and bake at 350 for 25 minutes. These don't rise much, so fill your tins pretty full! Sprinkle tops with coarse or brown sugar if desired.
I made 20 mini-muffins (bake 15 minutes) and one dozen regular sized muffins.
They are very good! Try them and let me know what you think! I like to make minis for potluck and surprise everyone with the healthy ingredients! No one ever guesses that they are made from prunes!
Oh, I'm so glad you decided to link this recipe again for my FIF recipe exchange. I love muffin recipes and this sounds yummy! Hmm...I think I'll add a "Muffin Edition" to my list. :)
Thanks so much for participating in my "Favorite Ingredients Friday" recipe exchange. I do appreciate it.
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Posted by Anonymous 
• Aug. 31, 2007 - Untitled Comment
I love to cook too. When you have a big family it sure takes up a chunk of your day though, just providing the basics, much less doing any baking.
We have a hot breakfast every morning since that's really important to my hubby. That's the meal I wish I could forget sometimes. :)
Thanks again for stopping by. Let me know what you think of those molasses cookies.
Elisabeth