Monday, March 29, 2010

I don't even like banana baked goods and I liked these

I'm bored. I have work to do, but I wanted something I could sink my teeth into. Almonds weren't doing it for me. I assessed the scene. Bananas. I have bananas.

So I quickly googled "banana" "vegan" and "muffin", clicked on this, and went to town.

But instead of 2 c of flour, I subbed out about .75 c with a blend of flax seeds and walnuts ground up in the blender (.5 c walnuts, .25 c flax), .25 c oat bran, and .25 c of carrot pulp left from the juicer. I don't know if this makes them "healthier" in the caloric sense, but certainly better than straight white flour, right?

I only used half the sugar, and the sweetness was perfect; a whole cup would be waaaay too much. I also skimped a little on the oil - just a few tbsp shy of what the recipe requires. I could have used about 1/2 or 3/4 of the oil, given the oil from the nuts. I threw in a 1/2 tsp of baking powder in addition to the baking soda; it seemed like a good idea for good baking. Also added a 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract for good measure.

1 comment:

  1. Hi, Gitana. Sorry to clog your blog with this, but i'd like to be in touch about a web address you've registered but don't seem to be using - (khr.org). Thanks, Simon (NYC)

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