3/4 cup Natural bran
3/4 cup Flour
1/2 cup Sugar (Diabetic try 1/4 cup)
1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Baking soda
1 1/3 cup Cranberry sauce
1 Egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup Soured milk (1/2 tb lemon j)
1/4 cup Vegetable oil
1 tsp Grated orange rind
Directions
You may use commercial or home made cranberry sauce but not
artifically sweetened sauce (muffins will not rise.) . Original
recipe in The Lighthearted Cookbook by Anne Lindsay published in 1988
in Canada used whole-wheat flour, and 1/2 cup buttermilk or low-fat
plain yogurt rather than sour milk.
1/12 original recipe - 156 calories, 1 starch, 1 fat, 1 fruit choice 5
grams fat, 2 grams protein, 27 grams carbohydrate, 23 mg cholesterol,
126 mg sodium NOTE: listed ingredients & variations would be
slightly different.
Preheat oven to 400 F and spray at least 12 muffin cups lined with
paper baking cups. Low-fat muffins tend to stick even to non-stick
pans.
Measure 1/2 tbsp lemon juice in a measuring cup, fill to about 1/4
cup mark with fluid milk and add some skim milk powder to make it a
little thicker. Set aside.
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.
Add remaining ingredients of your choice and stir until they are just
combined. Bake about 20 minutes or until lightly browned and firm to
the touch. Adjust time if muffins are made smaller.
VARIATIONS, substitute for cranberry: Banana-Date - use 1 cup mashed
banana and 1/2 cup dates or raisins. If 2 bananas are not quite 1 cup,
concentrated orange juice or orange/pineapple may be added. (Tested
Jan 94 by Elizabeth Rodier, family member ate 2 warm ones.)
Apple-Raisin - 1 cup applesauce plus 1/2 cup raisins, or coarsely
chop an unpeeled apple in a food processor.
Zucchini - 1 cup grated unpeeled zucchini plus 1/2 cup raisins.
May be made as 16-18 small muffins or 9 inch square cake cut in the
desired number of pieces. For a diabetic meal plan, reduce the
amount of sugar to 1/4 cup or 1 tsp. per serving (recommended
guideline of American Diabetes Assoc.)
This recipe is typical of healthy heart recipes with reduced sodium,
cholesterol and fat but more sugar than a typical diabetic recipe.
Servings: 12 servings
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The History of Recipes
It is possible to track the history of `recipes` back into the distant past, in fact as far back into recorded history as the early Egyptians, and possibly even further. However, sadly, these early records were just very simple hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for food preparation.
In fact, the most ancient recipe found, according to historians are some tablets in ancient Sumerian which describe the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making people feel exhilarated. Later on, in The time of the roman empire 25BC a man called Apicius assembled some documents showing how to cook the recipes prepared by his fellow Romans. In his scrolls, he describes how the meals of wealthy Romans were split into hors d`oeuvres, main meal and dessert, a very modern way of dining. Aspicius informs us how the early Romans were skilled in the use of many different spices and herbs, including many that are still in use today for example thyme, fennel and dill. Later, in the fifteenth century, the Crusaders brought back many new foods, spices and herbs from the East, including spices such as coriander, parsley, and rosemary. These new herbs and spices caused an eruption in recipe manuscripts, most of which still exist in private cookery archives. For the decades that followed, the powerful families of Europe strove to serve the best banquets, and as a result chefs and their recipes were greatly in demand. Nevertheless, it wasn`t until the 19th century that haute cuisine and recipe books really came of age. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Merritt Farmer in the USA, devoted much of their lives to collating, testing, and recording recipes of the day. By the time we get to the 1900s, recipe publications were starting to become popular due to increased literacy, more spare time and having more money. |
We hope you enjoy this Cranberry Orange Muffins recipe.
