Pregnancy does many things to a woman. But I think we can all agree that it makes you hungry....at weird hours....for carbs. I have tried desperately to be healthy throughout this journey, so I opted to whip up a healthy muffin on this Tuesday afternoon. I like to use whole wheat flour when I can and I have flax seed that I have been wanting to use up. I found this recipe and tweaked it a tad; the result was surprisingly yummy for such a healthy morsel! These are great snacks, breakfast, or just something to help a pregnant lady get through the day.
Ingredients:
1/4 cup ground flax seeds
3/4 cup of whole wheat flour
3/4 cup of white flour
1/2 cup of white sugar
2 tsp. of baking powder
1/2 tsp. of baking soda
1/2 tbsp. of cinnamon
1/2 tsp. of salt
1 egg
2 apples finely chopped
2 tbsp. of canola oil
1 tbsp. of applesauce (if you don't have applesauce just add one more tbsp. of canola oil)
1/2 cup of milk (I used non-fat)
Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. In a separate bowl combine egg, oil, milk, and applesauce. Gradually add dry ingredients and stir until JUST incorporated. Fold in apples. The batter will be thick. Do not over mix!
Fill well greased muffin cups with an ice-cream scoop full of batter. I like big muffins, so I fill each cup to the top. Bake for 20 minutes or so until a toothpick or knife come out clean. I always like to rotate whatever I am baking halfway through the baking time to ensure everything is baking evenly. Let cool on a rack and enjoy!
