Super Bran Muffins

Name: Super Bran Muffins
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 dozen
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

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Preparation 15 MIN

Cooking 25 MIN
Freezes

Ingredients
Preparation

Ingredients

Basic Muffins

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

Topping of your choice

Nuts (walnuts, pecans, pine nuts, almonds, hazelnuts...)
Chocolate Chips

Preparation

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.

Note

The unbaked muffin batter will keep for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator in an airtight container. You can bake muffins fresh daily or at any time by baking the desired quantity at the last moment. You can also bake and freeze them. Just thaw in the microwave for mornings in a hurry or bake at 180 °C (350 °F) for about 15 minutes to get a crunchy muffin top.

Content	% Daily Value
Calories 189
Total Fat 7.3 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Sodium (salt) 301 mg
Carbohydrates 30 g
Fibre 4 g
Protein 4 g