Muffins for Healthy Skin

I created these muffins about 10 years, using ingredients that are known to be good for your skin, like flax seeds, chia seeds, bananas, almonds, and safflower oil. These muffins contain tons of fiber, are high in protein, low in calories and fat, and - believe it or not - they actually taste good. Oat bran fills in for most of the white flour. The sugar called for in the recipe can be reduced, according to your taste, down to 1/4 cup, if your prefer.

The recipe instructions are the same as those for our applesauce cake recipe. You can refer to it for more detailed directions and/or ways to adapt the muffin recipe to different flavors.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Ingredients

Sift together 3 times:

1/2 cup flour - white or whole wheat
1 cup oat bran, finely ground
1/2 cup flax seed, finely ground
1/2 cup chia seed, finely ground
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda

Set aside

Separate:
5 eggs


whip egg whites until fluffy but not completely stiffened.
* hint - egg whites whip best when they are room temperature

Set aside





Beat together for 2 minutes:

5 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1 banana, mashed well
1/2 cup safflower oil

Add the flour mixture 1/3 at a time, beating after each addition until just blended

Fold in 1 cup almonds

Lightly fold in the whipped egg whites



Fill 18 greased and floured muffin tins 3/4 full.
Bake 400 degrees F. for approximately 12 minutes or until cake springs back when touched in the middle. Only brown slightly - do not overcook.


These muffins freeze beautifully. I have one with my morning coffee every day - delicious.