Bran Muffin Recipe

This recipe is for my sis! And believe it or not, these Bran Muffins are to die for good. I will post the recipe as it was given to me from my mother-in-law and then give a few suggestions on how to make them healthier (it will however change the taste a little). This recipe comes from The Lion House.

2 C Boiling Water
4 C All-Bran Cereal
1 C Canola Oil
2 C Sugar
4 Eggs, beaten
5 C Flour (she uses 3 C White Flour and 2 C Wheat)
1 t. Salt
5 t. Baking Soda
1 Quart Buttermilk
2 C Wheaties Cereal

Directions: Pour boiling water over 4 C of Bran. Sift together dry ingredietns. Cream together oil and sugar. Add eggs, hot bran mixture, dry ingredients and buttermilk. Last of all add the 2 C of Wheaties. Mix just enough to combine. Bake in greased muffin tins for 15-20 minutes. Recipe makes 6 dozen muffins, but the best part is the batter may be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 6 weeks! That means you can have hot muffins daily!

My mother in law is a personal trainer and knows nutrition well. She loves these for her clients. But just for kicks, a few ideas on how to make them more nutritious (ps... these ideas translate to almost any baked good).

1. WonderFlour... What is that??? Chef Brad has a Whole Grain cooking show on the BYU channel. It's awesome. TiVo it! Anyway, he uses a whole grain flour that is 1 part brown rice flour, 1 part spelt flour and 1 part barley flour in replace of white flour in his baking. Check it out here... http://www.chefbrad.com/grain/articles.php?article=Wonder%20Flour&qid=5. I have tried this replacement in this recipe and totally loved it. It did change the texture a little but the taste was still awesome. Added bonus, brown rice and spelt are two of the BEST grains for fueling for exercise. Want some more details on this? Let me know.
2. Replace sugar with Sugar in the raw. I have not tried this one and in this recipe and I might try it with only half the recipe first since it would be a big replacement. As far as sweeteners go, I think this is the order of most nutrious to least... Succanat over Brown Sugar. Sugar in the Raw over white Sugar. Brown Sugar over White Sugar. If you follow health food trends lately you have probably tossed out your white sugar in the garbage all together already. I can't go that far yet. But, replacing it with a healthier choice on some recipes is a good idea.
3. Limit eggs. Or use two egg whites in replace of one egg (yolk+white). Other ideas for replacing eggs: Ground flax or chia seeds. 1 Tablespoon flax or chia plus 3 Tablespoons water will replace one egg. Did I go over board???

Do you have some good healthy recipes???? Please share!!!
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