Peach Coconut Muffins
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup quick oats
1/3 cup dry milk powder
1 Tablespoon soy flour + 1 Tablespoon water (a good egg substitute in baking)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 Tablespoon nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
2 Tablespoons of honey
1 cup chopped canned peaches in juice or lite syrup
juice from canned peaches and enough water to make 1 cup (or instead of milk powder and juice water combo 1 cup of milk)
Mix, bake in muffin tins @ 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
I got the template for this recipe from The Complete Tightwad Gazette pgs 466-468. Here is the template if this recipe is just “not you” so to speak:
2-21/2 cups grain
white flour, cornmeal, oatmeal, whole wheat flour, flake cereal. Or substitute leftover cooked oatmeal, rice or cornmeal for 1/2 cup of white flour and decrease liquid to 1/2 cup
1 cup milk
Or 1 cup of buttermilk or sour milk (add a tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to a cup of milk) or fruit juice for some or all of the milk
Up to 1/4 Fat
Oil, crunchy or smooth peanut butter. Applesauce or prune puree. If I use fruit, I omit fat. Mashed bananas works well.
1 egg
Or Egg Beaters, 2 egg whites or 1 tablespoon of soy flour and 1 tablespoon of water. If using a cooked grain, seperate the egg, add the yolk to the batter, beat white until stiff, and fold into the batter.
Up to 1/2 cup of sweetener
Use between 2 tablespoons and 1/2 cup white sugar. Or substitute up to 3/4 cup brown sugar. Or subsitute up to 1/2 cup honey or molasses, and decrease milk to 3/4 cup. Remember ladies, blackstrap molasses is a good source of iron.
2 teaspoons baking powder
If using whole or cooked grains or more than one cup of additions, increase to to 3 tablespoons. If using buttermilk or sour milk, decrease to 1 teaspoon and add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda.
1/2 teaspoon salt
Can omit.
Up to 1 1/2 cup of additions
Dry:Nuts, sunflower seeds, raisins, coconut etc.
Moist: Blueberries, chopped apples, freshly shredded zucchini, shredded carrot
Wet:Pumpkin puree, applesauce, cooked sweet potato, mashed banana, mashed cooked carrot, canned fruit etc. You can substitute canned fruit liquid for part of the milk.
Spices:cinnamon, nutmeg, grated lemon peel etc.
Jellies and Jam:Fill cups halfway with plain batter. Add 1 teaspoon jam or jelly and top with 2 more tablespoons batter.
Topping:sprinkle with cinnamon, sugar or coconut on batter in tins.
Nonsweet combinations: Use only 2 tablespoons of sugar and no fruit. add combinations of the following: 1/2 cup shredded cheese. 3 strips bacon fried and crumbled, 2 tablespoons grated onion, 1/2 cup shredded zucchini, 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese. Spices such as parsley or marjoram. I have made pizza muffins before using tomato sauce, mozzarella and parmesan, crumbled pepperoni and shredded zucchini. They are great for long car trips. A lot cheaper and more nutritious than stopping for fast food.
Bake @ 400 degrees for 20 minutes giver or take 5 minutes.