Carrot Bran Muffins

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 c wheat germ
1/2 c bran
1 T cinnamon
1 t baking soda
1 t baking powder
1 t nutmeg
1/2 t allspice
1/2 t salt
2/3 c orange juice
2/3 c honey or maple syrup
1/2 c vegetable oil (I used EVOO and it worked fine)
1/4 c plain yogurt
1/2 c grated carrots (about 3)
1/2 c raisins (optional)

1. Heat oven to 350.  Grease muffin cups or line with paper liners.

2.  In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients and stir.

3.  In another bowl, combine the wet ingredients and stir.

4.  Add dry ingredients to the wet and stir.

5.  Spoon batter into muffin tins.

6.  Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

7.  Let cook for 5-10 minutes before removing from tin.

These are very moist and my little one loves them.  They are a little too "hot" for us, so I will cut out the allspice and decrease the nutmeg.  This is an easy recipe to make substitutions.  I also sometimes add grated zucchini.  If I don't have wheat germ, no biggie.  Once I didn't have bran or bran flakes, so I used some "Grapenuts" cereal and that worked fine.

*The Jumbo Vegetarian Cookbook