Holy cow. These were good. Rarely do I try a recipe for the first time (complete with substitutions) and just decide it's awesome, but this one was great. It's a nice breakfast muffin for the weekends, very filling and just the perfect balance of flavor. The original recipe is here, I made some changes to make it healthier.
I had made some of my vegetarian meatloaf last night, and baked it in mini muffin tins which made them bake much faster. I used this for the sausage. It was the perfect balance between beans and carbs... very filling without having too much fiber, moist and flavorful.
Vegetarian Sausage Muffins
Makes around 2 dozen mini muffins
Dry ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/3 cup dried oats
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
Wet:
1/4 cup finely grated carrot
1 egg
1/2 cup plain unsweetened yogurt
2 tbsp canola oil
1/4 cup applesauce
2/3 cup crumbled vegetarian sausage patties, or imitation meatloaf, veggie burgers etc.
1/4 to 1/2 cup soymilk (add at the end until batter has good consistency, how much you need depends on the dryness of your vegetarian sausage)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix together dry ingredients first, then add the wet. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until they turn light brown.
