Recipe - Banana And Oat Bran Muffins

1 cup Allpurpose or unbleached
White flour
1 cup Oat bran
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Ground cinnamon (I used 1
teaspoon I plan to increase more)
One fourth teaspoon Ground ginger (I used 1/2
teaspoon )
1/8 teaspoon Salt (I omittedusual for
Me)
1 lg Egg white(I omitteddumb
Question but what purpose
Does it serve?)
1 cup Buttermilk (I used 1%is
There a real difference?)
One fourth cup Packed light brown sugar
1 lg Ripe banana, mashed (I used
2 Medium)
2 tablespoon Canola or safflower oil (I
Used corn oilMazola)
1 tablespoon Mild honey, such as clover
(I omitted)
One half teaspoon Grated orange zest (I
Omittedwhat is it?)

Preheat the oven to 400. Coat 12 standard muffin tin cups with nonstick
spray(I use large paper muffin cups). In a medium bowl, combine the flour,
oat bran, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Mix well.
Add the egg white, buttermilk, sugar, banana, oil, honey and orange zest.
Stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened; do not overmix. Didvide
the batter evenly among the muffin cups. Bake on the center oven rack for
14 to 17 minutes, or until the tops are light brown. Loosen the muffins by
rapping the pan sharply against the edge of the counter. Remove them
immediately to a wire rack. Cool for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Posted to MMRecipes Digest by "John Weber" hdbrer@ibm.net on Feb 22, 98