Bran-raisin muffins
12 Muffins
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | Shreds of wheat bran cereal |
| ½ | cup | Raisins |
| ½ | cup | Boiling water |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | cup | Buttermilk |
| ¼ | cup | Vegetable oil |
| 1¼ | cup | All-purpose flour* |
| ⅔ | cup | Sugar |
| 1¼ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground nutmeg |
Directions
Heat oven to 400F. Grease bottoms only of 12 medium muffn cups, 2½ x 1 ¼ inches, or line with paper baking cups. Mix cereal, raisins and water; let stand 2 minutes. Beat egg in 2 ½-quart bowl; stir in buttermilk, oil and cereal mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients, all at once, just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy).
Fill muffin cups about ¾ full. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Immediately remove from pan. About 1 dozen muffins;190 calories per muffin.
*If using self rising flour, omit baking soda and salt. Source: Betty Crocker's Cookbook, 6th Edition