BLUEBERRY FLAX MUFFINS

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While looking for an interesting recipe for blueberry muffins I stumbled across information regarding flax seed. I looked at a number of muffin recipes and combined several to come up with these. They are healthy, with no added oil, yet moist.

Provided by PaulaG

Time 35m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup oat bran
1/2 cup flax seed meal
1/3 cup Splenda sugar substitute
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 lemon, zest of, finely grated
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Spray a 12 cup, non-stick muffin tin with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, mix flour, oat bran, flax seed, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add the Splenda, sugar, buttermilk, applesauce, egg, lemon zest, and lemon extract, mixing until just combined.
Gently fold in the blueberries.
Pour the batter into the muffin cups.
Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center of muffin is removed clean.
Cool 5 minutes in pan, then remove muffins and place on a wire rack to finish cooling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 123.6, Fat 3, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 18.4, Sodium 261.5, Carbohydrate 22.3, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 8.5, Protein 4

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