Bran Muffins

Ingredients

6 cups wheat bran cereal
2 cups boiling water
1 1/4 cups Roberts Butter
3 cups sugar
4 Roberts Eggs, beaten
1 quart (4 cups) Roberts Buttermilk
5 cups flour
5 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups raisins, dates, blueberries, figs or apples

Preparation

Mix together 2 cups bran cereal and boiling water; set aside for 1 minute. Cream together butter and sugar; add beaten egg and buttermilk; combine with bran and water mixture. Mix together flour, baking soda, salt and fruit; stir into buttermilk mixture. Add remaining bran cereal, stirring just until mixed. Bake in buttered muffin cups at 400° for 20 minutes, or until nicely browned. (Store excess batter in tightly covered container in refrigerator up to 1 month. Do not stir again.)

Recipe Contributed By: Carol Davis Grand Island, Nebraska

Yield: 5 1/2 dozen

Special note: we no longer distribute eggs or margarine, but have left the recipes as originally printed to maintain their integrity.