Blueberry Oat Bran Amish Friendship Bread Muffins

Submitted by: Friendship Bread Kitchen

“If you were looking for a healthy Amish Friendship Bread recipe, this is it! A great breakfast muffin bursting with fiber and flavor!”

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 large muffins

Ingredients (click to print)

1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
1 1/2 cups oat bran
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups applesauce (sweetened or unsweetened)
1-2 eggs
2 tablespoons oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups blueberries
1/2 cup granola for topping

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
2. In a large bowl, mix the oat bran, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
3. In a medium-sized bowl, blend starter, applesauce, egg, oil, and vanilla extract.
4. Fold wet ingredients into the flour mixture. Fold in the blueberries.
5. Grease muffin pans. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
6. Sprinkle tops of batter with granola, tapping with the back of a spoon to make sure the granola sticks to the batter.
7. Bake for 15 minutes or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean.
8. ENJOY!

Kitchen Notes

There are so many easy ways to vary this wonderful recipe. Try substituting mashed bananas in lieu of applesauce (you’ll need about 4 large bananas), use egg substitute, add nuts, try different fruit like raspberries or whole cranberries.