Upside Down Date Bran Muffins Recipes

DATE FILLED BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Grease 12 muffins cups and set aside.
• Mix bran cereal and milk in a small bowl and allow cereal to soften and absorb most of the milk.
• In a mixing bowl, combine cereal/milk, egg and butter, mixing well.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
• Add sugar.
• Combine flour with cereal mixture and stir until just moistened.
• Do not overmix.
• Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups.
• Top each cup with a spoonful of date filling.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until they are lightly springy.
• Cool muffins on a wire rack.

RAISIN OR DATE BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Blend together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Blend in bran, brown sugar and raisins or dates.
• Mix a well in the centre of dry ingredients.
• Combine and add egg, milk and vegetable oil.
• Stir only until combined.
• Fill paper lined muffin cups 2/3 full.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

BRAN DATE MUFFINS FROM LINETTE AT PLUM TREE COTTAGE

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 190 C (375 F).
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon.
• Stir in the chopped dates, unprocessed bran and sugar.
• Mix together the lightly beaten eggs, milk and vegetable oil, and then gently stir into the flour, date etc mix until only just combined.
• Spoon into a muffin pan and bake in a moderate to hot oven (190 C / 375 F) for about 20 minutes or until cooked.

UPSIDE-DOWN DATE-BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms and sides of 12 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray (do not use paper baking cups).
• In blender or food processor, place cereal, buttermilk, oil, vanilla and egg. Cover; let stand 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir all topping ingredients until well mixed. Place 1 teaspoon of the topping in bottom of each muffin cup.
• Blend cereal mixture in blender on medium speed until smooth; set aside. In medium bowl, stir flour, dates, 1/2 cup brown sugar, the baking soda and salt until well mixed. Pour cereal mixture over flour mixture; stir just until moistened (batter will be thick). Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
• Bake 14 to 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately place cookie sheet upside down on muffin pan; turn cookie sheet and pan over to remove muffins. Serve warm if desired.