Better Than Bran Muffin Food

BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375 degrees F. Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners or grease with cooking spray.
• Add raisins to a small bowl and soak them in hot water for 10 minutes, to allow them to plump. Meanwhile mix together bran and buttermilk, let stand 5 minutes.
• Grate the carrots and chop walnuts (if using) and set aside.
• Add egg, egg white, oil, sugar and vanilla to a mixing bowl and mix by hand until combined. Stir in bran mixture. Stir in carrots, nuts, raisins.
• Stir together flour, salt, soda, and baking powder, then add to the batter, stirring just until combined (don't over mix!).
• Divide batter among muffin tins, filling them full. Bake for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for a few minutes in the pan before removing to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

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!

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.

BRAN MUFFINS - QUAKER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400*F. Line 12 muffin tins with paper liners.
• Cream together shortening and sugar.
• Add molasses and eggs, beating well.
• Add milk and bran.
• Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the wet mixture.
• Stir in raisins, if using.
• Divide among the muffin tins and bake for 18 - 20 minutes.

BETTER-THAN-BASIC MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with rack in lower third. Butter and flour a standard 12-cup muffin pan, tapping out excess. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together butter, eggs, milk, and vanilla; set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients; make a well in the center. Add egg mixture to well. With a rubber spatula, gently stir ingredients just until batter is moistened (do not overmix; a few lumps are fine). Add mix-ins, if desired.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full; sprinkle with sanding sugar, if desired. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Loosen muffins, and tip them on their sides to cool in pan. Serve warm or at room temperature (muffins are best the day they are made).

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.

BETTER THAN BRAN MUFFIN

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven at 350.
• Beat eggs, add sugar till fluffy.
• Add the remaining ingedients, beating in between.
• Bake for about 15 minutes.
• Makes 20 muffins.