I love this recipe because you can easily substitute the flax for bran, depending on whatever you have in the pantry. You can also add 1/2 cup of raisins, 1 cup of blueberries or 1 cup of blackberries instead of the strawberries.
I get my 8 year old involved, who wants to be baker when she grows up. The bonus in helping her Mum is she gets to lick the bowl while they bake!
THE BEST STRAWBERRY FLAX MUFFINS
Preheat oven to 375degrees F, grease muffin pan
1 1/2 cup ground flax seed
1 cup buttermilk (if you don't have buttermilk, mix regular whole milk with a teaspoon of lemon juice to make buttermilk)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup organic strawberries washed and diced
Mix flax and milk. Let stand.
Beat together egg, sugar, vanilla and oil.
Add flax mixture.
Sift in flour, baking powder and baking soda.
Mix, then fold in the strawberries.
Bake for 15-20 minutes.
Let stand for 10 minutes, then eat warm
(preferably with a slather of butter in the middle)!