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Low-Fat Oat Flour Cranberry Muffins
June 15th, 2009 Madhuram Posted in Muffins/Cupcakes | 
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Oat flour is a new addition to my pantry and I’m using it quite often these days. It’s nothing but finely powdered oats. You can prepare it yourself using quick cooking oats and a food processor. I also noticed that cookies baked with oat flour is not as dense as the ones baked with whole wheat flour. I recently baked fat free chocolate chip cookies using part all purpose flour and part oat flour and I didn’t feel any difference at all taste-wise. Though the cookies were not the exact replica texture-wise because I had used unsweetened applesauce instead of butter. It felt more like a muffin/cake than a cookie. I’m still working to perfect a low fat chocolate chip cookie recipe. Until then here’s a recipe for cranberry muffins using oat flour. The original recipe is from Better Homes and Gardens’ Off the Shelf Baking. I have made a couple of changes to make it egg free and healthy.
Yield: 9 regular size muffins.
2 In a medium bowl sift together the flours, salt, baking powder. Add sugar, dried fruit and the nuts. Combine well. Make a well in the center and set aside.
3 In a liquid measuring mug measure the milk, add the yogurt, orange juice (or peel) and whisk well.
4 Add the wet ingredients to the flour all at once and stir just until combined. Do not over mix. At this point I felt that the batter was very thick, so I added another 2 tablespoons of milk. The consistency felt right after adding the milk.
5 Now spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each two thirds full. I have a ladle which holds 3 tablespoons of batter and it’s the perfect amount to bake the perfect sized muffins. Sprinkle oats on top, if using.
6 Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes or until golden and a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Mine was done by 19 minutes.
7 Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from muffin cups; serve warm (See Taste).
2 Oat flour is readily available in some of the grocery stores. You can make it at home too by finely processing quick cooking oats in a food processor/mixer. Since oat flour does not contain gluten, it cannot substitute 100% of all purpose flour/whole wheat flour. Baked goods will not rise if it is only used. So it has to be used in combination with either all purpose flour or whole wheat flour.
3 I didn’t have fresh oranges to make the zest, so I went with 2 tablespoons of store bought orange juice. This does not give that fresh orange flavor, but be careful not to go overboard with the juice because sometimes the store bought juice has a bitter after-taste and it spoils the taste of the baked goods.
4 I have used 2 tablespoons of yogurt in place of one egg white mentioned in the recipe. Even after using 2 tablespoons of orange juice I found that the batter was very thick, so I had to use another 2 tablespoons of milk. I think the whole wheat flour and the oat flour absorbed more moisture. So consider what type of flour you are using and add water as required.
5 The original recipe is supposed to yield 12 muffins but I got only 9.
These Oat Flour Cranberry Muffins go to my low-fat baking event and
Mansi’s Sugar High Friday.
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June 16th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
I haven’t experimented too much with oat flour. Sounds like it isn’t too complicated. Maybe I’ll try it next time.
It’s good Bharti. You don’t get the raw smell like when you use whole wheat flour, no difference in taste. I also tried one traditional south Indian recipe replacing it for the rice flour and it came out so good.
June 16th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
Nice muffins, love the fancy paper cups. Wish I could get them somewhere too.
June 16th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Madhuram, how beautiful are those muffins? I love that color!
I too am a huge fan of oat flour– because it is light and gluten-free, it tastes absolutely delicious in baked recipes. I often add it to pancakes and waffles, because it brings a freshness to the taste.
June 16th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Woww…looks yummyyy.. amzing click!!.. thanks for the recipe..
June 16th, 2009 at 8:03 am
I’ve never thot of buying oats flour…this sounds interesting.thanks for the wonderful recipe.
June 16th, 2009 at 5:59 am
What a classic Blog you have here…!!!
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I am in LOVE with it
Love all your treats
Thanks Bharathy.
June 16th, 2009 at 5:11 am
Thanks for the reply Madhu.Its really helpful and useful.
June 15th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Oat flour is a staple in my kitchen – I use it from making
chapathis to poories to baking to..god knows what else!
They r amazing to work with arent they?
The muffins look yummy!
June 15th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
all these berry recipes in the blogosphere. man! yummy
June 15th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
hi madhu, the muffins look great !, as usual pictures are perfect! I am planning to bake something to ur eggless, low fat event hope i will do it !, and I have just posted my eggless cake!, I wish you would look into it whenever you have time and give me some suggestions please…..