South Beach Diet

Flax seeds are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, especially alpha-linolenic acid, and many people want to include more flax seed in their diet to achieve the potential health benefits of a diet rich in beneficial fatty acids. Including healthy amounts of flax seed or flax seed oil in your diet is especially important if you do not regularly consume fatty cold water fish; another important source of beneficial fatty acids. If you want to add more flax seed to your diet, why not make your own flax seed muffins? This recipe is really easy to follow and the muffins are delicious.

Ingredients:

6 tablespoons of butter
3 big eggs
¼ cup of whipping cream
½ cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of maple syrup
1 tablespoon of vanilla
4 oz of walnuts
1 cup of flaxseeds
¼ cup of soy flour
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of nutmeg
½ teaspoon of baking powder
½ teaspoon of baking soda

1.) Melt the butter.
2.) Beat the butter with eggs and whipping cream.
3.) Stir in sugar, maple syrup and vanilla.
4.) Chop the walnuts and ground the flax seeds.
5.) In another bucket, mix walnuts and flax seed with the remaining ingredients on the list.
6.) Mix the butter mixture with the walnut mixture.
7.) Put paper cupcake liners in a muffin tin and fill them with the mixture.
8.) Bake at 375 degrees F for 15-20 minutes.

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