Bran Muffins Make Ahead Recipes

MOIST BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the bran and milk; let stand for 5 minutes. Stir in oil. Combine the remaining ingredients; stir into bran mixture just until moistened. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups half full. Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Serve warm.

SIX WEEK RAISIN BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix cereal with raisins, sugar, flour, soda and salt in a very large bowl. Add oil, eggs and milk. Allow to rest before use.
• Store in a covered container and use as needed.
• Fill muffin tins 2/3 full and bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
• For an added treat melt one teaspoon butter and one tablespoon of brown sugar in each muffin tin before filling.

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!

MAMA'S MAKE-AHEAD BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over Bran Buds® cereal in a medium bowl and let stand.
• Beat sugar, shortening, and eggs together in a very large bowl that has a lid (I use a large Tupperware® bowl) with an electric mixer until creamy. Add buttermilk, followed by bran-water mixture. Add flour, shredded bran cereal, raisins, baking soda, and salt. Stir until just combined; do not overmix and don't stir again.
• Let sit in the refrigerator at least 4 to 6 hours before baking.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour muffin tins or line with paper liners.
• Scoop batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.

BRAN MUFFINS - MAKE AHEAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine cereal, raisins and chopped dates, pour in boiling water and stir until softened -- set aside.
• In another Large bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt.make well in center and set aside.
• In food processor combine 1 cup of the buttermilk, eggs and marmalade, puree until smooth.
• Pour the buttermilk mixture into separate large bowl and add the remaining cup of buttermilk, applesauce, sugar, vegetable oil and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
• Pour buttermilk mixture into well in flour mixture and stir just until blended, add reserve cereal mixture and stir just to combine.
• Cover with plastic wrap and REFRIGERATE 24 HOURS before using.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spray muffin tins with nonstick spray. Silicone pans are great to use.
• Spoon batter 2/3rds full.
• Bake to golden brown and puffy 20- 25 minutes.
• Let cool 2 minutes then remove muffins from pan.

BRAN MUFFIN WITH APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400 degrees and prepare a 12-cup muffin pan by greasing with non-stick cooking spray
• In a large bowl, whisk together brown sugar, applesauce, canola oil, egg, vanilla, and salt until fully combined
• In a separate bowl, mix together flour, wheat bran, flaxseed, baking soda, and baking powder
• Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until barely combined
• Mix in the milk until fully combined
• Pour the batter evenly into the 12 muffin cups and bake for 11-13 minutes. To test doneness, insert a toothpick into the center of a muffin, and if it comes out clean, they are done.

SIX-WEEK BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until well combines. Stir in buttermilk, cereal, flour, oil, baking soda and salt; mix well. Refrigerate at least 6 hours before using. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Batter may be stored, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 6 weeks.

MAKE-AHEAD REFRIGERATOR BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl with a tight fitting lid (needed if you aren't baking the muffin batter right away), add the wheat bran flakes or wheat bran and the bran buds or all-bran.
• Pour the boiling water over the top, and mix well. Stir every couple of minutes while the mixture cools to room temperature. The mixture will be thick and sticky; it's ok if there are a few dry patches.
• After the mixture cools to warm room temperature, add the buttermilk, melted butter, applesauce, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
• Add the flour, baking soda and salt. Stir until ingredients are combined.
• The batter can be baked right away or stored in the refrigerator, covered well, for up to a month to bake as needed. Give the batter a good stir before using if it has been refrigerated.
• To bake, scoop the batter into greased or lined muffin tins, filling 3/4 full. Bake at 375 degrees (350 degrees for dark coated muffin tins) for about 14-16 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.

MAKE AHEAD BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine boiling water and baking soda. Cool to room temperature.
• With an electric mixer, cream the butter, eggs, sugar and vanilla until well blended. Set aside.
• In a very large bowl, stir together the flour, salt, All Bran, bran flakes, dates, nuts and buttermilk. Stir in the butter and egg mixture, and then the water and baking soda mixture. Mix until combined.
• Store batter in covered containers in the refrigerator for up to four weeks.
• To make muffins, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line muffin tins with papers, or lightly grease tins.
• Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown and done in the center.