Magic Muffins

When we are out adventuring, I really HAVE to have food with us or things just never go well.  I will often grab a bunch of fruit and some granola bars, but sometimes we want something different...  I have made and brought these muffins a few times and they always go over well (in a the-entire-batch-is-gone-in-a-day way.)  They just have to travel in a container of some kind to avoid smashing (less trash that way too!)  I found the recipe here and improvised a bit.  I doubled the batch and then froze half of them.

This is the recipe I used:

1 cup wheat flour (again, that Prairie Gold that is a light wheat flour)
2 T wheat germ
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats (we buy them by the 50 lb. bag)
1/4 cup bran flakes cereal
1 t. baking soda
1 t. baking powder
1 t. ground cinnamon
a dash of other spices (nutmeg, ginger, etc.)
pinch of salt
1 large egg
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 T. olive oil
2 t. vanilla extract
2/3 c. + 1 T. milk
1/2 cup grated squash
1/2 cup cooked chopped spinach
1/2 cup grated, chopped carrots
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup craisins
1 finely chopped apple.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Line your muffin pans (I actually used stoneware ones so no lining needed.)

Whisk the dry ingredients.
Whisk the wet ingredients (minus the fruits and veggies)
Add the wet ingredients (plus the fruits and veggies) and stir until just blended.

Bake for about 20 minutes (or until done....depends on the size of muffins you are making) and cool.

Hide from all family members until the adventuring begins. :)

Yes, my kid IS the one with the dirty face....