Aunt Mary Lous 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.

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!

BRAN MUFFINS A LA BRIAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin tin, or line with paper muffin liners. In a small bowl, mix together the wheat bran and buttermilk. Set aside to soak until thickened, about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to blend together the brown sugar, vegetable oil, egg and molasses. Stir in the bran mixture. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter until just moistened. Mix in raisins. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling 3/4 full.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the tops spring back when lightly pressed.

REFRIGERATOR BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix all bran cereal, boiling water, and one cup of the buttermilk.
• Let mixture stand.
• Blend sugar with shortening (butter).
• Add eggs and mix.
• Add the flour, soda, salt, another cup of buttermilk, and the dates.
• Blend well and add to bran mixture.
• Cover tightly and refrigerate up to 2 months.
• When ready to use, do NOT stir!
• Dip batter into greased muffin tins.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, if whole wheat, 30.

MARY'S OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Stir all ingredients together.
• Bake at 350* about 20 minutes or until they spring back to touch.
• NOTE: This batter can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

MARY LOU'S REFRIGERATOR BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Batter can be made ahead and saved for several weeks in the refrigerator Soak bran and raisins in boiling water and set aside. Cream sugar and oil until smooth. Mix in eggs and buttermilk. Sift togethere flour and soda in separate bowl. Slowly add dry ingredients to moist ingredients. Stir in bran, raisin, water into batter. Fill greased muffin cups 1/2 to 2/3 full. Bake 20 minutes in 400 degree oven.