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These bran muffins are sweet, soft and very moist. The buttermilk in this recipe really adds to the tenderness of these muffins.

Bran Muffins

Ingredients

• 1 cup boiling water
• 3 cups All-Bran cereal
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 2 ½ cups flour
• 2 ½ teaspoons salt
• 2 cups buttermilk

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Pour boiling water over 1 cup cereal. Stir and set aside to cool.
3. Cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time beating well.
5. Combine flour, soda, and salt.
6. Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir lightly.
7. Blend in cereal/water mixture and two remaining cups of cereal.
8. Cover and store in refrigerator until ready to use (up to 2 to 3 weeks).
9. When ready to bake, fill greased muffin tins ⅔ full.
10. Bake at 400 for 20 minutes.

Recipe Tags

• Comfort Food
• American
• Breakfast