Saturday, March 7, 2009

Healthful Oaty Fruity Chocolate Muffins


Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup oats
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp salt
zest of one orange
6 Tbs cold butter, cubed
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup mixed dried fruit (anything goes: cherries, raisins, cranberries, this time we used a papaya, pineapple raisin mix...yummm)
1 egg
4 tsp lime or lemon juice
enough milk to make 1 1/3 cup (when added to citrus juice)

Procedure

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix flours, sugar, oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and zest. Add cold cubed butter, and rub in with hands until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add dried fruit and chocolate chips. In a liquid measuring cup, combine lime or lemon juice with enough milk to make 1 1/3 cups. Whisk milk and juice mixture with egg, and add to dry ingredients. Stir. Spoon dough into greased muffin pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

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