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Chia Chi Muffins aka Dave's Delicious Nutritious Muffins Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Set oven at 410º (or thereabouts) & grease muffin pans WELL, then get out a LARGE mixing bowl and mix together:
2 cups self-rising flour
1/3 cup ground chia (highly nutritious seed eaten by Aztec warriors running long distances to sustain themselves)
1/2 cup ground flax (lots of Omega 3 goodies)
1/4 cup each of ground kamut & black sesame (more Omega 3 goodies)
1/4 cup Scotch (or steel cut or Old Fashioned) oats
1 cup quick oats
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup candied ginger, finely diced
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 diced apple
some golden raisins
2 cups Craisins
1 Tbsp powdered cinnamon
1/2 tsp powdered ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
In a smaller bowl combine the following:
2 cups buttermilk
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup honey
2 Tbsp REAL vanilla extract
1 tsp. REAL almond extract
2/3 cup canola oil

Directions:
Directions:
Gradually mix wet & dry ingredients (but no more than necessary as overmixing makes tough muffins)
Fill muffin cups 2/3 full and bake around 17 minutes (watch 'em!)

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Makes 36 medium muffins
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
A while (because of grinding the chia, flax, sesame & sun flower seeds but they're WORTH it
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
You can freeze these and then just briefly nuke what you need each morning. Would also make great (guilt free) after school snacks! However, they are so tasty & moist they tend to disappear quickly. Mac must be sneaking them . . .

 

 

 

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