Lemon Lavender Muffin Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Baking Time: 22 -24
Makes 10 medium muffins

What you need:

• 1 2/3 Cup flour
• ½ Cup brown sugar
• 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 large bananas mashed
• 1/3 Cup Apple juice
• 1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
• zest of one lemon  (chopped)
• 1/8 Cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 Cup Lavender Buds

What you do:

1. Preheat oven to 375oF.
2. In a large bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
3. In a separate bowl, mix together bananas, juices, oil, vanilla extract and lavender.
4. Add the wet mixture to dry ingredients and mix until just moist.
5. Spray muffin tins, and fill ¾ full.
6. Bake for 22-24 minutes.
7. Let stand 4 minutes before turning onto a cooling rack.

Not Such a Successful Attempt at Sugar Free Muffins

Sugar Free Orange Walnut Muffins

What you need:

• 1 cup unbleached flour
• 3/4 cup spelt flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 cups frozen blueberries

What you do:

1. Preheat oven to 375oF.
2. In a large mixing bowl combine the flours, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and walnuts together.
3. In a smaller bowl mix together the eggs, orange juice, and oil.
4. Add the liquid to the dry mixture and stir about 20 to 30 times with a wooden spoon. Basically you just want all of the dry mixture to be moist.
5. Add in blueberries and stir a couple of times.
6. Spoon batter into greased muffin tins. Fill about 3/4 of the cup with batter. I used 24 mini muffin tins (it will also make 12 medium-large sized muffins).
7. Bake in the over for about 15 minutes (or 20 – 22 minutes for 12 large muffins).
8. The tops of the muffins will be spring back when touched if they are done.
9. Flip onto a cooling rack and cool for a minute or two before serving.

Bram was standing by in case his services were needed

Good thing Bram was there because he was definitely needed - when I took the muffins out of the oven I lost my grip and they tumbled to the floor

The ones that didn't hit the floor...

Overall – these muffins didn’t go that well. They had good texture and tasted o.k., but they were bland. My Mom suggested that I adjust the recipe to use apple juice instead of orange juice to make it a bit sweeter but then I will have to rename them!! 🙂

What do you think would make these muffins a bit tastier without adding sugar or Splenda? I would love to know!! Just be careful not to drop them on the floor like I did!!