Chocolate Bran Muffin

Chocolate Bran Muffin

Yields 16 muffins
Ingredients

1 1/2 cups oat bran

1 1/4 cups flour

1 1/4 cups milk

2/3 cup brown sugar (or natural sweetener), packed

2/3 cup canola or vegetable oil

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 large eggs

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

mini dark chocolate chips, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Combine oat bran, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and mix together.

In a separate bowl, beat together the milk, sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla extract until smooth.

Gradually pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, whisking continuously, until just combined. Don’t over mix.

Pour batter into the muffin tin, place in oven and bake for 23 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.Optional: sprinkle mini chocolate chips over the muffins before baking.

Remove pan from oven let cool for 5 minutes, before turning out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.

Serve immediately or store in an airtight container.

Cast Iron Skillet Cornish Hen with Brocoli

Divine!!!!! Seriously.

What you will need:
Skillet
Cornish Hen
Package frozen broccoli florets or fresh if you have it I happened to be out.
Salt
Pepper
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Paprika
1/4 or less of a bottle of Italian dressing so guessing 1/2 cup or so.
olive oil

Preheat oven to 450.
Drizzle just a smidge of olive oil in the pan. Dump frozen broccoli  into pan and arrange like a wreath around the edge. You're going to place the hen in the center. Drizzle with a bit more olive oil. Salt and Pepper the broccoli.
Prep your hen. Wash her good and pat dry. Truss her up if you're feeling frisky and then salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika to taste. I just used a smidge/dash 1/4tsp maybe....
Place into preheated oven for 25 min. Then Reduce heat to 350 and dump on the Italian dressing over everything....cook 25 more min.
Beautiful!

I served this up with some cheesy scalloped taters for the kiddos and crusty bread.