Bran Muffins II
Yield
6 servingsPrep
10 minCook
5 minReady
15 minLow Fat, Low in Saturated Fat, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 ¼ | cups |
bran
whole |
|
| 1 | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
molasses
dark |
|
| ¼ | cup |
brown sugar, dark
firmly packed |
*
|
| 1 | cup |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ½ | cup |
raisins, seedless
dark, seedless, optional |
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
slightly beaten |
|
| ¼ | cup |
vegetable shortening
melted |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 532 | ml |
bran
whole |
|
| 237 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 79 | ml |
molasses
dark |
|
| 59 | ml |
brown sugar, dark
firmly packed |
*
|
| 237 | ml |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 118 | ml |
raisins, seedless
dark, seedless, optional |
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
slightly beaten |
|
| 59 | ml |
vegetable shortening
melted |
*
|
Directions
Mix bran, buttermilk, molasses and brown sugar in a small bowl, let stand until all liquid is absorbed.
Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into large bowl.
Stir in raisins, if desired.
- Stir egg and melted shortening into bran mixture. Add bran-egg mixture all at once into flour mixture.
Stir lightly with a fork until evenly moist.
- Spoon batter into heat-resistant plastic coffee cup holders that have been lined with paper muffin liners.
Fill muffin cups ½ full.
- Place 6 muffins at a time around the outside edge of the turn- table, leaving the center of the turntable empty.
Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 3 minutes, or until muffins test done with a toothpick.
- Repeat with remaining muffin batter.
Makes 12 muffins
