It's not because I've never found a good homemade muffin recipe, or anything like that. It's just that I like the mixes I grew up on, and they are nice and easy to prepare in the mornings, especially when I'm in a hurry (always!)
But I don't like the fact that they're really short on some nutritional stuff, like fiber, unless you buy the super-expensive Fiber One brand (I won't- holy crap @ those prices). I've successfully doctored my pancake mixes, so I decided to try doctoring my muffin mixes too.
I gathered together my muffin mixes (three different types) and my "doctoring" stuffage (unprocessed wheat bran- I like Hodgson's Mill, and a bottle of wheat germ) and went to town.
Each of the mixes asked for a certain amount of liquid (from a halfcup to one whole cup, depending on the size of the mix pouch/box). What I did was I added that much wheat bran, and half as much wheat germ, to the dry mix before adding liquid. So for the small pouch that needs half a cup of milk, I stirred in half a cup of wheat bran and 1/4 cup wheat germ before adding the milk. I had to add just a small splash more milk, but just barely. I did the same with the other mixes, and then I fed the muffins to my guinea pigs (aka the husband and kids...and me too).
Delicious! Everyone wolfed them down, no one could tell a difference...not even me, and I knew what was going on.
So more fiber and more vitamins and such, and still the same amount of convenience. Yummy!
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