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Baking with seeds
Seeds are not just tasty and fun to sprinkle, they can also help towards a healthy daily intake of Omega-3 essential fatty acids. So get baking with seeds
Cranberry and orange muffins
Packed full of fibre and omega 3, these muffins will give you plenty of energy and help your brain tick over until lunch. Freeze on Sunday and defrost and warm throughout the week.
You will need:
- 175g wholemeal self-raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 5 tbsp wheat bran
- 2 tbsp linseeds
- 3 tbsp sunflower and/or pumpkin seeds
- 75g soft brown sugar
- Grated zest of a large orange
- 75g dried cranberries
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 large eggs
- 250ml low-fat natural yogurt
- 1 tbsp rolled oats
- Before you start preheat the oven to 170°C: Gas mark 5
- Place nine large cases in muffin tin
- Stir together the flour, baking powder, wheat bran, linseeds, sunflower and/or pumpkin seeds, sugar, orange zest and cranberries
- Add the oil, eggs and yogurt and mix. Spoon into cases and scatter with oats
- Bake for 25 minutes or until the muffins have risen and are cracking slightly on top
Leave to cool then enjoy!
Remember to use Flora as a healthy alternative to butter
Not suitable for children with nut allergies









