6 Week Bran Muffins

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: 26 for half a recipe

Supplies:

• 2 cups boiling water
• 5 cups bran (I used Kellogg's All-Bran cereal)
• 5 cups whole wheat flour
• 5 tsp baking soda
• 1.5 tsp salt (optional- I used 1/2 tsp.)
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon or 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup wheat germ or flaxseed meal
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup molasses or 1 cup brown sugar or 1 cup honey
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 4 cups buttermilk or 4 cups yogurt
• 1 cup raisins or 1 cup chopped apple (I used blueberries)
• 2 tsp vanilla

Blueberries were on sale, so I used those instead of raisins or apples. I also substituted flaxseed meal for the wheat germ, as that is what I had on hand.

Steps:

1. Pour boiling water over 2 cups bran.
2. In another bowl, sift flour, soda, salt, and spice. (I used a whisk instead of sifted.)
3. Add wheat germ and rest of bran; combine with wet bran.
4. Stir until moist; add oil, sweetener, eggs, buttermilk and fruit.
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5. Pour into well-greased muffin tins.
6. Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes.

 
7. Cool on a wire rack.