Aunt Annies Bran Muffins Food

6 WEEK BRAN MUFFINS (AUNTIE ANNE'S MUFFINS)

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over 1 1/2 coups of the bran buds. Let stand while mixing other ingredients.
• In a separate bowl, combine rest of dry bran buds, flour, soda, and salt.
• In another separate bowl, cream sugar and oil.
• Add eggs to this mixture.
• Add buttermilk alternately with dry ingredients.
• Add the 1 1/2 cups soaked bran buds and mix well.
• Store batter in fridge for up to 6 weeks.
• Bake as needed in 400F oven.
• Bake regular size for 15-20 minutes and mini muffins for 8-10 minutes.
• Optional:.
• Dip tops in melted butter and then cinnamon sugar.
• If you are really trying to be healthy, skip the butter and just dip the hot fresh baked muffins in cinnamon sugar and it will stick.

APPLE OAT-BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F Lightly oil muffin pan. Peel and core apples; chop them coarsely. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, stir together pastry flour, white flour, oat bran, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• Add thawed apple juice concentrate, chopped apples, and enough water to make a light batter.
• Mix just enough to moisten all ingredients. Divide batter among the muffin cups and bake till lightly browned, 25-30 minutes.
• Remove muffins from cups while hot.

CLASSIC BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Mix together wheat bran and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes.
• Beat together oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and add to buttermilk/bran mixture. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into buttermilk mixture, until just blended. Fold in raisins and spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool and enjoy!