Whole Wheat Muffins
Updated Feb. 28, 2024

- Total Time
- 30 minutes
- Cook Time
- 25 to 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- ½cup melted unsalted butter, more for greasing tins
- 2½cups whole wheat flour, preferably pastry flour
- ¾ to 1cup sugar, depending on sweetness of fruit
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- ¼teaspoon baking soda
- ¼teaspoon salt
- 1cup mashed or puréed banana, sweet potato, apple, zucchini, cooked or canned pumpkin, or other fruits or vegetables
- 1egg, beaten
- ½cup buttermilk
Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease two 6-cup muffin tins or fill with liners. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, whisk together the melted butter, banana, egg and buttermilk. Fold wet mixture into dry mixture and stir until just combined.
- Step 2
Fill muffin tins or liners; bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until muffins are puffed and turning golden brown on top. Serve warm if possible.
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I make these all the time - very flexible recipe. My favorite is 2 cups regular whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup almond meal subbed for pastry flour, kefir subbed for buttermilk, 1/2 cup maple syrup subbed for sugar and some frozen bluebluerries or raspberries
Simple and delicious. I used applesauce and added frozen raw chopped cranberries. I used plain yogurt (not Greek!) instead of buttermilk. No need for pastry flour - I used regular whole wheat flour and they were very tender.
Mmmmmm I make these muffins often -- with a mashed banana, and pint of blueberries. (Kids love them because the sugar creates a sweet, crunchy crust on them.) And today, I substituted coconut oil and unsweetened almond milk for the butter and buttermilk, and the muffins were so good: less dense than when I follow the original recipe, very tender and so delicious. And I do tend to bake them for only about 19-20 minutes (keeps them from drying out, but they still get golden brown).
Added a pint of blueberries. Used 1C raw sugar. Really good!
Substitute canola oil for melted butter Substitute 1 1/4 cup whole wheat 1 1/4 all purpose for the flour Substitute 1/2 cup brown sugar for the sugar Use 15 oz canned pumpkin for when doubling recipe Add 1/2 cup dried cranberries, 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1/4 tsp ground cloves, 1/8 tsp nutmeg
Great recipe! Used canned pumpkin for the fruit, and added chopped dates and walnuts. Subbed in flax seed meal and wheat germ for a half cup of the whole wheat flour. Delicious.