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Cherry Almond Oat Bran Amish Friendship Bread Muffins
This Cherry Almond Oat Bran Amish Friendship Bread Muffins recipe uses applesauce as a substitute to create a flavorful, healthy muffin you'll love!
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
15
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
12
muffins
Author:
Friendship Bread Kitchen + Diane Siniscalchi
Ingredients
1
cup
Amish Friendship Bread Starter
1
cup
oat bran
1½
cups
all-purpose flour
½
cup
brown sugar
packed
2
teaspoons
baking soda
2
teaspoons
baking powder
½
teaspoon
cinnamon
½
teaspoon
salt
1¼
cups
applesauce
sweetened or unsweetened
1
egg
2
tablespoons
oil
1½
teaspoons
almond extract
1-2
cups
whole cherries
pitted and stems removed
½
cup
slivered almonds
½
cup
turbinado sugar for topping
optional
US Customary
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Metric
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
In a large bowl, mix the oat bran, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
In a medium-sized bowl, blend starter, applesauce, egg, oil, and vanilla extract.
Fold wet ingredients into the flour mixture. Fold in the cherries and almonds.
Grease muffin pans. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
Sprinkle tops of batter with turbinado sugar.
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.
ENJOY!