Bakery-style bran muffins

12 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupFlour; all-purpose
¼cupFlour; whole-grain wheat
teaspoonBaking powder
½teaspoonBaking soda
¾teaspoonSalt
teaspoonCinnamon
¾teaspoonAllspice
½teaspoonNutmeg
7tablespoonsButter; unsalted, softened
½cupDark brown sugar; plus 2 tablespoons
2largesEggs
teaspoonVanilla
3tablespoonsMolasses
¼cupSour cream
1cupButtermilk; plus 3 tablespoons
cupWheat bran
1cupRaisins

Directions

Heat oven to 375F. Mix flour through nutmeg in a bowl and set aside.

Beat the butter until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the brown sugar and beat until combined and fluffy, about 1 minute more. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Beat in vanilla, molasses and sour cream, and beat 1 minute more. Add the buttermilk and half of the flour mixture. Beat in the remaining flour mixture until incorporated and slightly curdled looking.

Stir in bran and raisins.

Pour batter into greased muffin tins. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out dry or with a few moist crumbs attached, about 25 minutes. Do not overbake! Cool on a rack 5 minutes and turn out to finish cooling.

Makes 12 small or 6 jumbo muffins.

Recipe by: Cook Magazine

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #998 by "LAROSE, JOSEE" <JOSEE.LAROSE@...> on 1998,