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BANANA BRAN MUFFINS Preheat Oven to 400 1 1/2 c. bran flakes 1 c. mashed ripe bananas 1/2 c. soy milk 2 tsp. corn starch 2 Tb. water 3 Tb. vegetable oil 1/2 c. whole wheat flour 1/2 c. all purpose flour 1/2 c. sugar 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/8 tsp. nutmeg 1. Grease or paper line 12 muffin cups. 2. Combine cereal, bananas, soy milk, corn starch, water and oil in a large bowl. Let stand. 3. Combine remaining ingredients in another bowl. 4. Add dry ingredients to wet indredients and mix until just moistened. 5. Spoon into prepared muffin cups. 6. Bake 20-25 minutes. Variation: To make Pumpkin Bran Muffins, replace banana with 1 c. pumpkin, add 2 Tb. sugar to the 1/2 c. sugar and replace 1/8 t. nutmeg with 1/2 t. pumpkin pie spice. RETURN TO THE FASTING GUIDE Three Hierarchs * Fr. George Pyle * 2010 Three Hierarchs Ct., Champaign, Illinois * (217) 352-3452

RESOURCES VegSource's "Orthodox Fasting Practice" Recipes and more Recipes for Orthodox Fasting Links to various Lenten recipe pages ON FASTING By Bishop Maximos The Rules of Fasting By Bishop Kallistos Ware FASTING from Iniquities and Foods By Rev. George Mastrantonis THE JOY OF FILBOID STUGE By Frederica Mathewes-Green THE GREAT LENT: A Week by Week Meaning By Rev. George Mastrantonis HOLY WEEK IN THE EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH By Rev. George Mastrantonis