Bran Surprise Muffins Recipes

BRAN MUFFINS I

Steps:

• Mix cereal and boiling water together in a metal bowl, and allow to cool.
• Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs in a large bowl. Add buttermilk and cooled cereal mixture. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until flour is moistened. Batter should be lumpy. Put batter into a one gallon wide mouth jar. When using mix, use a ladle to get batter out of the jar; don't mix or stir.
• When ready to use, spoon batter into muffin tins. Bake at 375 degrees F (195 degrees C) for approximately 15 minutes.

BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C or 180°C for a fan oven).
• Grease or put paper liners in a 12 cup muffin pan.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl.
• Add brown sugar and oil. Mix well.
• Sir in bran and cinnamon.
• Let the mixture stand for ten minutes.
• Meanwhile, sift together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
• Add the flour mixture to the bran mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Do this in four additions - two of the flour mixture and two of the buttermilk, ending with the buttermilk.
• Fold in the raisins.
• Fill muffin cups half full with batter.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.

BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C ). Lightly coat muffin pans with non-stick spray or line with paper baking cups.
• 2. Combine whole wheat flour, soy flour, flake cereal, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and raisins in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
• 3. Place milk, eggs, oil, and sugar into the Vitamix container and secure lid.
• 4. Select Variable 1.
• 5. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 4 or 5.
• 6. Blend for 10 seconds.
• 7. Pour wet mixture into the dry ingredients and mix gently by hand to combine.
• 8. Fill muffin pan 2/3 full. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

BRAN SURPRISE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° F. and line twenty-four 1/2-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
• Make filling:
• In a small bowl stir together filling ingredients until combined well. Filling keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week.
• Make batter:
• Into a large bowl sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg and stir in cereal. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and raisins, stirring just until combined well. Batter keeps, covered and chilled, 1 week.
• Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon batter into each tin and top with 2 teaspoons filling. Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon batter over filling, spreading to cover filling completely. Bake muffins in middle of oven 20 to 25 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.

CHOCOLATE SURPRISE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and grease muffin tins.
• In a large bowl, mix the yogurt with the milk. Mix in the beaten egg, honey and vanilla.
• Add the bran and wheat germ, mix and let stand for several minutes to absorb the liquids.
• Into another bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder. Stir together well.
• Add to the wet mixture and stir only until combined.
• Drop mixture into muffin tins until 1/3 full.
• Add 1 heaping teaspoon raspberry preserves to the middle of each muffin tin.
• Top with remaining muffin batter until each tin is 3/4 full.
• Place the muffin tins on a baking sheet and bake 15-20 minutes, until muffins have a firm feel and slightly springs back when lightly touched.
• Let cool 5 minutes in the tins, then turn out and let cool completely on a wire rack.

THE ORIGINAL ALL-BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Set aside.2. In large mixing bowl, combine KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN cereal and milk. Let stand about 2 minutes or until cereal softens. Add egg and oil. Beat well. Add flour mixture, stirring only until combined. Portion evenly into twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin pan cups coated with cooking spray.3. Bake at 400°F about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. VARIATIONS: * For muffins with reduced calories, fat and cholesterol, use 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons oil and substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg.* For muffins with reduced fat and cholesterol, substitute 2 egg whites for 1 egg and 1/4 cup sweetened applesauce (or 2 oz. jar bananas baby food) for 1/4 cup vegetable oil. (Muffin texture may vary slightly from The Original All-Bran Muffins recipe.)