1 cup warm water
3 1/2 cup wheat/oat bran cereal
2 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
2 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup butter/margarine, room temp.
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 each large eggs
2 cup butter/sour milk.
Directions
Mix water with 1 cup cereal. Sift flour with baking soda. In a large
bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add sugar 1/2 cup at a time, beating
after each addition. Blend in eggs, one at a time, beating well after
each addition. Scrape sides of bowl often. Stir in flour mixture 1/2
cup at a time, alternating with butter/sour milk, added 1/2 cup at a
time also. Stir in soaked bran and the remaining bran cereal. Cover
and store in refrigerator at least 6 hours before baking. To bake
muffins, heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 2 1/2-inch Muffin Cups.
Stir batter gently. Fill each muffin cup with about 1/4 c batter.
Bake about 20 minutes, or until nicely browned. Remove from pan and
serve hot with butter. Makes 6 cups batter or about 24 2 1/2-inch
muffins.
Servings: 6 servings
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