Banana Oatmeal Mini Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat flour (all the nutrition of whole wheat, not nearly the "bite." its taste is sweeter and more mild, due to )
• 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup oats (i use whole rolled oats, but i'm sure quick cooking oats would be fine)
• 1/2 cup flax seed meal (ground flax seed, found in the "nutritional" isle at many grocers)
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed (about 3 med-large bananas)
• 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt (substitute with 1/3 cup applesauce for a vegan alternative)
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs, beaten (or egg substitute for a vegan alternative)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray mini muffin tins with non-stick spray (do not use muffin liners, the dough sticks to them too much).
• 3 combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• 4 in a smaller bowl, combine banana, yogurt, oil, vanilla, and egg, and stir well.
• 5 add wet ingredients to dry, stirring gently just until fully moistened.
• 6 fill each muffin tin with an ever-so-slightly heaping tablespoon of batter.
• 7 bake 10-12 minutes (11 is best in my oven).
• 8 alternatives: 8x8 square pan – bake 30-35 minutes until toothpick in the center comes out clean. loaf pan – bake 50-55 minutes until toothpick in the center comes out clean. cool thoroughly.
• 9 read more about www.azcentral.com whole wheat flour (it's an informative atricle).