Betsys Bran Muffins Food

BEST BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Make a well in the center. Combine the egg, oil, molasses, buttermilk and pineapple with juice. Pour into well; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in the nuts, dates or raisins. , Fill 18 greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until golden brown.

BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F. Place a paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or spray just the bottoms of the cups with cooking spray.
• Place cereal in a resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal the bag. Roll over cereal with a rolling pin or bottle, or press with bottom of small saucepan, to crush cereal into fine crumbs.
• In a medium bowl, stir the crushed cereal, milk, raisins and vanilla until well mixed. Let stand about 5 minutes or until cereal has softened. Beat in the oil and egg with a fork.
• In another medium bowl, stir the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon until well mixed. Stir flour mixture into cereal mixture just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Spoon the batter into the cups, dividing batter evenly.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If muffins were baked in paper baking cups, immediately remove from pan to a cooling rack. If muffins were baked in a sprayed pan, leave in pan about 5 minutes, then remove from pan to a cooling rack. Serve warm if desired.

BETTER BRAN MUFFINS (ATK)

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Spray standard sized muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray. Combine raisins and water in small microwave safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap, cut several stam vents in plastic, and microwave on high power for 30 seconds. Let stand, covered, until raisins are softened and plump, about 5 minutes. Transfer raisins to paper twoel-lined plate to cool.
• Process half of bran cereal in food processor until finely ground, about 1 mintue. Whisk flours, baking soda, and salt in large bowl to combine; set aside. Whisk egg and yolk together in medium bowl until well combined and light coloted, about 20 seconds. add sugar, molasses, and vanilla; whisk until mixture is thick, about 30 seconds. Add melted butter and whisk to combine; add yogurt and whiskto combine. Stir in processed cereal and unprocessed cereal; let mixture sit until cereal is evenly moistened (there will still be some small lumps), about 5 minutes.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and gently mix with rubber spatula until batter is combined and evenlymoistened. Do not overmix. Genly fold raisins into batter. Using 1/3 cup measure or ice cream scoop, divide batter evenly among muffin cups, dropping batter to form mounds. Do not level or flatten surfaces of mounds.
• Bake until muffins are dark golden and toothpick inserted into center of muffin comes out with a few crumbs attached, 16 to 20 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking. Cool muffins in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack and cool for 10 minutes before serving.

BEST EVER BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Boil the water. Place 100% Bran in a bowl and add boiling water - let soak.
• In a very large bowl, mix sugar and margarine; add eggs & molasses.
• Mix in flour, baking soda, & salt.
• Add Bran flakes, 100% bran mixture and buttermilk - mix well.
• Bake @ 400 C for 15 minutes.

EASY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine cereal and water; let stand 10 minutes. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in cereal mixture. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes.

EASY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine cereal and water; let stand 10 minutes. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in cereal mixture. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes. Yield: 5-6 dozen. Editor's Note: Batter may be stored covered in refrigerator for 6 weeks; do not stir. Bake as directed.

THE VERY BEST BLUEBERRY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Lightly spray muffin pans.
• In large bowl, combine cereal with milk, let stand 10 minutes.
• In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• Whisk brown sugar, egg, molasses and melted butter into cereal mixture.
• Pour over dry ingredients and sprinkle with blueberries.
• Stir just until moistened.
• Spoon into prepared muffin pan. Bake 25 to 30 mins or until tops are firm to the touch.
• Note: to sour milk, spoon 4 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar into glass measuring cup, pour in enough milk to make 1 1/2 cups. Let stand for 5 mins then stir.
• If using frozen blueberries, do not thaw before adding to the muffins.

BAKERY-STYLE BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Adust oven rack to lower middle position and heat oven to 375.
• Beat butter in large bowl of electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, 1-2 minute.
• Add brown sugar, increase speed to medum-high, and beat until combined and fluffy, about 1 minute longer.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly before adding the next.
• Beat in vanilla, molasses, and sour cream until thoroughly combined and creamy, about 1 minute longer.
• Reduce speed to low and beat in buttermilk and half the flour mixture until combined, about 1 minute longer.
• Beat in remaining flour mixture unil incorporated and slightly curdled looking, about 1 minute longer, scraping sides of bowl as necessary.
• Stir in bran and raisins.
• Spray a twelve mold muffins tin (each mold measuring 1/2 cup) or a six mold muffin tin (each mold measuring one cup) with cooking spray.
• Divide batter evenly using ice cream scoop or spoon.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into center withdraws cleanly of with a few moist particles adhering to it, about 25 minute Set on wire rack to cool slightly, about 5 minute Remove muffins from tin and serve warm.
• Makes 12 small muffins or 6 jumbo muffins.

BEST ALL-BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Stir dry ingredients together. Set aside.
• Measure cereal and milk into mixing bowl. stir to combine.
• Let stand 1-2 minutes or until cereal is softened. Add egg and oil. Beat well.
• Add dry ingredients to cereal mixture only until combined.
• Portion batter into 12 greased 2 1/2 in, muffin cups evenly.Bake for 25 minutes at 400 degrees. Enjoy!

BEST EVER BRAN MUFFINS: THE SKINNY VERSION

Steps:

• Prune Paste: In a food processor, combine prunes, water and vanilla; process to form a smooth paste. Store in the fridge if not being used immediately. Will keep for several days.
• Muffins: In a large bowl, beat together prune paste and sugar. Beat in eggs and molasses.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, bran, baking powder and salt; stir in raisins. Stir soda into buttermilk; add to prune paste mixture alternately with flour mixture, stirring just until combined.
• Spoon batter into greased muffin pans. Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes. Remove muffins from pan and cool on wire rack.