Apple Bran Muffins

You need:
1/2 Cup Oat Bran
1/2 Cup Flax seed
1 Cup of Flour
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon B. Powder
1 teaspoon B. Soda
1 Cup Apples - peeled and grated
1/2 Cup Walnuts
1/4 Cup of oil
1 Egg

Mix together the dry ingredients, leaving a well in the center.




Mix the sugar (okay, I used sugar in the raw because I had it and I like it for baking. I try to stay away from bleached when I can) egg and oil.

Add the apples in last. As you can tell, I grated my apples before I started, thus turning them a little brown. No harm just didn't take a very pretty picture.

Combine wet and dry with a mixer, careful not to over mix. Your batter should be lumpy. Fold in walnuts by hand.

Bake at 350 until done. I used mini muffin pans and baked for about 20 minutes. For a loaf pan, I think you'd be good at about 45 minutes. I must say, they turned out even better than I had hoped and by using a cup flour, lighter than my last batch. Enjoy!

Primal Trail Mix *Thanks Kyla

The Mix:
1/2 Cup of the following: Almonds, Walnuts, Peanuts, Sunflower Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds
1/4 Cup dried cranberries and dried apricots
1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil *not pictured because I forgot. Just imagine
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon *Thank you Sherry* Vanilla
1/4 Cup honey


So get your nuts (set the sunflower and pumpkin seed aside for now) and chop them up till they are all about the same size. I decided to put mine in the chopper because I thought it was brilliant. It might have been if you enjoy eating trail mix with a spoon. If you don't I suggest roughly chopping them with a knife.


Mix the nuts, now the seeds, coconut oil, spices and half the salt until combined and spread out on a cookie sheet. Toast at 350 up to 5 minutes being careful not to burn. Remove and let cool.


Drizzle with honey (Central Market sells local honey) and remaining salt and put back in the oven for another 5 minutes.


Remove and add in fruit.


Store in airtight bags/containers/tubs. Yum!