This yields 12 muffins.

Ingredients

1 cup unbleached white flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

3/4 cup light brown sugar

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1 cup wheat bran

3 ripe bananas

1 large egg

3/4 cup water

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 teaspoon grated lemon peel

3/4 cup chopped roasted walnuts

Method

- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

- Sift all these ingredients – unbleached white flour, whole wheat flour, 3/4 cup light brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and sea salt. Add the bran and the walnuts and stir to combine.

- Whisk bananas, water, egg, vanilla extract, grated lemon peel in a medium bowl or blend in a food processor. Pour this mixture into the sifted ingredients. Stir just until mixed well. (Do not overstir)

- Spoon the batter into a greased or papered muffin tin. Fill each cup nearly to the top.

- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

- Cool the muffins at least 10 minutes before removing from the tin.