Best Natural Bran Muffins Recipes

BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 375 degrees F. Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners or grease with cooking spray.
• Add raisins to a small bowl and soak them in hot water for 10 minutes, to allow them to plump. Meanwhile mix together bran and buttermilk, let stand 5 minutes.
• Grate the carrots and chop walnuts (if using) and set aside.
• Add egg, egg white, oil, sugar and vanilla to a mixing bowl and mix by hand until combined. Stir in bran mixture. Stir in carrots, nuts, raisins.
• Stir together flour, salt, soda, and baking powder, then add to the batter, stirring just until combined (don't over mix!).
• Divide batter among muffin tins, filling them full. Bake for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for a few minutes in the pan before removing to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

NATURAL BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Prepare non-stick muffin tin by spraying with cooking spray.
• Mix the oat bran and boiling water in a large bowl, set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine egg whites, sugar, buttermilk, oil and fruit.
• Add egg white mixture to oat bran and mix until blended.
• Combine flours, baking soda and cinnamon.
• Add dry ingredients to oat bran, stirring just until blended.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes.
• All of the muffins can be cooked at one time and frozen for later use or the batter keeps for several weeks when stored covered in the refrigerator.

CLASSIC BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Mix together wheat bran and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes.
• Beat together oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and add to buttermilk/bran mixture. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into buttermilk mixture, until just blended. Fold in raisins and spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool and enjoy!