Black Walnut Muffins Recipe

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BREADS & DESSERTS: BLACK WALNUT MUFFINS

1	cup whole wheat flour, unsifted
1	cup bread flour, sifted
4	teaspoons baking powder
3/4	teaspoon salt
1	egg, beaten
3	Tablespoons brown sugar

1	cup milk (may use buttermilk)
1/4	cup shortening, melted, slightly cooled
1/2	cup Fisher Chef's Naturals black walnuts

Preheat oven to 400° F. In small bowl, combine bread flour, baking powder and salt. Sift over whole wheat flour and blend well with black walnuts. Mix egg, brown sugar, milk and melted shortening. Beat well, and pour all at once over flour mixture, stirring just enough to dampen. Spoon batter into greased muffin pan to 2/3 full and bake in oven for 25 minutes. Serve hot with butter.

Yields: 12 medium muffins

Source: John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.