Refrigerator Bran Muffins

Name: Refrigerator Bran Muffins
Ingredients: 3 c. whole bran cereal; 1 c. boiling water; 1½ c. sugar; 2 c. buttermilk; 4 eggs; ⅔ c. shortening; 2½ tsp. baking soda; 4 c. sifted flour; 1 tsp. salt

Preparation info

Makes
3 dozen
muffins

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

For crusty tops sprinkle a bit of cinnamon and sugar on batter in pans

Ingredients

1 c. boiling water
3 c. whole bran cereal
2 c.

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Pour boiling water over whole bran cereal. Mix well, cool; stir in buttermilk.
Cream sugar and shortening until fluffy. Add eggs and beat well.
Sift together flour, soda and salt.
Stir cooled bran mixture into creamed mixture. Stir in dry ingredients just to barely moisten (batter will not be smooth). Don’t overmix.
Store in tightly