Super Bran Muffins
Super Bran Muffins
Ingredients
- 5 cups (1.25 litres) whole-wheat flour
- 3 cups (750 ml) bran cereal (like Bran Buds or original All-Bran)
- 3 cups (750 ml) wheat bran
- 1 cup (250 ml) oat bran
- 2 cups (500 ml) brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) raisins or other dried fruit (dates, cranberries, apricots...)
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) baking soda
- 2 teaspoons (10 ml) salt
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground nutmeg
- 4 cups (1 litre) buttermilk
- 1 1/4 cups (310 ml) canola oil
- 1 1/4 cups (310 ml) water
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup (75 ml) molasses
- Nuts (walnuts, pecans, pine nuts, almonds, hazelnuts...)
- Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, cereal, wheat and oat bran, brown sugar, dried fruit, baking soda, salt and spices.
- In another bowl, blend the remaining ingredients. Add to the dry ingredients and stir gently with a spatula until the mixture is barely moist. Cover and refrigerate until ready to bake the muffins (see note).
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners or butter the cavities.
- Cook the muffin batter as-is or add the toppings of your choice. Fill the cups with batter up to the edge because it barely rises. Bake for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of a muffin comes out clean. Cool. Unmould and cool completely on a rack.
Super Bran Muffins