Bran Muffins With Buttermilk Food

BUTTERMILK BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine All-Bran and 1 cup buttermilk; let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in raisin bran; let stand 5 minutes longer. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, sugar blend, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg, egg whites, applesauce, oil and remaining buttermilk. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in bran mixture. , Coat muffin cups with cooking spray; fill three-fourths full with batter. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

BUTTERMILK BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix first 5 ingredients together in a large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. If you wish, you can also add chopped apples, raisins or other dried fruit at this point.
• Fill greased muffin cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake at 350°F for 16-18 minutes or until they test done with a toothpick.
• Best served warm with or without butter.
• *Wheat bran looks like sawdust and is usually sold in the health food section or at a bulk food store.

BASIC BUTTERMILK BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F and prepare muffin tins.
• In a large bowl whisk together oil, sugar and eggs. Stir in molasses, buttermilk and vanilla.
• In another bowl whisk the bran, flours, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add to wet mixture and stir just until combined. (Don't worry if it's still a bit lumpy.)
• Spoon into prepared tins.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes until top springs back when lightly touched.
• Allow to cool slightly before removing from the pan.
• These will last in a tin on the counter for a week. Freeze up to three months.

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!

BUTTERMILK BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350°.
• Lightly spray twelve 2 1/4 x 1 1/2-inch nonstick muffin cups with oil.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the bran, flours, baking soda, and salt until well combined. Set aside.
• In another medium bowl, using a handheld eletric mixer set at high speed, beat the buttermilk, sugar, applesauce, egg, oil and vanilla until frothy, about two minutes. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the buttermilk mixture. Using a spoon, stir just until combined. Do not overmix.
• Divide the batter equally among the prepared muffin cups. Bake unti the tops spring back when pressed gently in the center, about 20 minutes. Do not overbake. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from the cups. Serve warm or cool completely on the rack.

BRAN MUFFINS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a large mixing bowl, sift flour. Add the cereal, sugar, baking soda and salt; stir to combine.
• Add eggs, shortening and buttermilk; mix well.
• Cover bowl and store batter in refrigerator for at least 24 hours before using. Batter will keep in the refrigerator for up to 6 weeks. Batter should remain covered and should not be stirred.
• Scoop batter into lined or lightly greased muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

REFRIGERATOR BUTTERMILK BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In very large bowl, combine bran and bran cereal.
• Add boiling water, stir to moisten and let stand 10 minutes. Add buttermilk.
• In another very large bowl, cream shortening with sugars.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Add bran mixture to creamed mixture, stirring until blended.
• Mix together flour, soda and salt; add raisins.
• Add to bran mixture, stirring until evenly mixed.
• Cover tightly with foil and refrigerate at least 24 hours.
• To make muffins, spoon batter into muffin tins lined with paper baking cups, filling about 3/4 full.
• Bake in 375 oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Make as many muffins as you wish, then return remaining batter to refrigerator.
• Batter will thicken considerably, but don't stir it before spooning it out.
• Recipe makes about 5 dozen muffins; it may be halved successfully.
• Baked muffins freeze well.

BUTTERMILK BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease twelve muffin cups or use paper liners.
• In a large bowl, combine oil, All-Bran cereal and buttermilk. Let sit for about 5 minutes.
• Add eggs, raisins, molasses, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir just until ingredients are incorporated.
• Add to the large bowl: wheat and white flours, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
• Fold into the wet ingredients.
• Scoop batter into greased muffin cups. Fill all cups evenly, as full as possible.
• Sprinkle with wheat bran or wheat germ (optional).
• Bake at 400 on center rack for about 15-18 minutes, or until muffin springs back when touched lightly.

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.