Banana Bran Muffins

These are perfect for a Sunday morning, especially when you have bananas that are ripening.

2 tbsp All-Vegetable Shortening

1/4 cup Sugar

1 Large Egg

1 cup Quaker Natural Wheat Bran

1/3 cup Milk

2 cups Bananas, sliced

1 cup All-purpose Flour

1 tsp Baking Powder

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

1. Cream the shortening in a large bowl.
2. Add sugar and mix.
3. Once combined, beat in large egg.
4. Add in Wheat bran and milk and let sit for a few minutes.
5. Once moist, slice bananas thinly and add to bran mixture and mix well.
6. Add the remaining ingredients and put into 12 greased muffin tins.
7. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes at 365 C, or until a toothpick is removed from the middle of the muffin without anything sticking to it.

Nutritional Facts when baking 12 muffins

Baked Apple with a Twist

I made these for dessert for Thanksgiving dinner, as it was something light after the huge meal we were going to eat.

The twist is orange zest and whiskey. Yummy!

You will need:
2 tbsp unsalted butter
4 large apples
½ tsp cloves
3 tbsp brown sugar
Zest of 1 orange
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
1 ½ tsp whiskey
¼ cup raisins


1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F.
2. Use an apple corer to remove the cores from your apples.
3. With a knife, score around the middle of each apple. This prevents the apple from bursting during the cooking process.
4. Lightly butter the bottom of a baking dish and place the apples in it.
5. Cream the butter in a small bowl with brown sugar.
6. Add in spices and orange zest and mix well.
7. Add in the whiskey and raisins, then stuff it into the apple core.
8. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.