Banana Orange Bran Muffins v1.0

3 C all bran cereal or oatmeal
2 C nonfat milk

2 C all purpose flour
1/2 C brown sugar
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
4 Tbsp protein powder* (optional)

1 C egg substitute
2 mashed bananas, should resemble puree
1 banana crushed into chunks
zest of one small orange
juice of one small orange, some pulp is ok

A) Preheat oven to 350 F

B) Grease muffin pans

C) Combine bran cereal and milk. Set aside.

D) Mix flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and protein powder

E) Mix eggs, banana, orange juice and orange zest

F) Add wet mixture to milk and bran mixture

G) Combine wet and dry mixtures

H) Pour batter into muffin pans

I) Bake for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

J) Let muffins cool in muffin pans.

* I used egg and milk based protein powder

Serving suggestion: Serve with lots of milk or your favorite hot or cold beverage.

Notes-

These muffins can be frozen.

These muffins can be made vegan by substituting tofu, tofu yogurt, soy/almond milk and soy based protein powder where appropriate. There are plenty of resources for ways to integrate these substitutes into recipes on the web.