Multigrain Maple Mini Muffins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup buckwheat flour
• 1/2 cup unbleached all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup wheat bran
• 1/2 cup oatmeal (plus extra for garnish)
• 1 tbsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. fresh grated nutmeg (if you have it)
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tbsp. fresh grated ginger
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup real maple syrup
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese (i blended mine up a tad, but this is optional)
• 1 cup pecan pieces, divided