Wonderfully high in beta carotene...
My mom gives me one of these at night for a bedtime snack.
1/2 can Solid Pack Pumpkin (15 oz. size)
1 cup Milk
1 egg
1 Tbsp. Olive oil (or your favorite oil)
2 tsp. Pumpkin pie spice (or 1 tsp cinnamon and 1 tsp ginger)
1/2 cup oats
1 cup shredded wheat (plus a little flour for binding)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
Optional: 1/4 cup Molasses (unsulfured)
2 - 4 Tbsp finely chopped Walnuts
Mix all wet ingredients.
Smash Shredded Wheat Biscuits and measure 1 cup.
Mix all dry ingredients.
Combine wet and dry ingredients and put in muffin pan (lined with paper cups if you like).
Bake at 400*F for 15-20 minutes Test with toothpick to see if muffins are baked through... when toothpick comes out clean muffins are done.
makes aprox 6 muffins
Serving size 1 muffin (1/6th recipe made without molasses)
Calories 166
15% protein 31% fat 54% carbohydrate
calcium 84 mg vitamin A 13615.0 IU
magnesium 58 mg vitamin B6 .1 mcg
manganese 1.1mg vitamin C 3.1 mg
iron 2.1 mg vitamin E 1.2 mg
phosphorus 173 mg thiamine .173 mcg
potassium 287.5mg folacin 28.1 mcg
selenium 5 mcg riboflavin .193 mcg
sodium 34 mg niacin .89 mg
zinc 1.1 mg panto. acid .73 mcg
Increase per muffin Calories 31
Calcium increases 114mg, while phosphorus only increases 5.3 mg
potassium increases by 332 mg and magnesium by 28 mg . Copper, manganese, selenium, zinc are also increased.