Big Batch Bran Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (20 ounce) box raisin bran cereal or 8 -9 cups raisin bran cereal
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 2 cups skim milk
• 2 -2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 -2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour or 2 -2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/4 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1 1/8 teaspoons allspice
• 5/8 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 3 tablespoons molasses
• 4 tablespoons artificial vanilla flavoring

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400, prep a muffin tin.
• 2 reserve 1/2 cup of skim milk and 1/2 cup buttermilk.
• 3 mix remaining buttermilk and skim milk with cereal. allow to sit through following steps.
• 4 sift together sugar, brown sugar, flours, baking soda, baking powder, spices. make sure everything is evenly mixed and distributed.
• 5 beat together eggs, molasses, vanilla, oil, and the reserved milk from step one. change the amount of oil as desired – these work well as both lowfat muffins and as high-rising, moist, munchy indulgent muffins with the full amount. 2/3 cup is a good compromise.
• 6 add the flour-sugar dry mixture to the soaked bran flakes. stir.
• 7 add the oil-egg-milk wet mixture to the batter. stir.
• 8 add more raisins to taste, more whole wheat flour or milk to adjust consistency of batter.
• 9 bake for 16-20 minutes per batch in the 400 degree oven.