Beanland Banana Nut Muffins - healthy

(from Beanland blog)

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Combine in a bowl:
2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
1 Tablespoon cinnamon

Combine in the vitamix (or any blender) until soupy:
2 Tablespoon flaxseed meal (ground flax seed)
3 Tablespoons water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
3 ripe bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Pour wet into dry, and mix just until combined. This is when the rising starts, so make sure you don’t mix out the bubbles. Be gentle when you spoon into 12 muffin cups (greased or papered).

Top each muffin with two or three crumbled pecans and some brown sugar. Put them in the oven immediately (again, so they stay light).

Bake for 15-20 minutes until they spring back a bit when you touch the center.