Best The Best Bran Muffins Recipes

WORLD'S BEST BRAN MUFFIN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• In a food processor, finely blend half the cereal until it resembles fine crumbs. Add raisins and blend until finely chopped. Transfer mixture to a bowl with remaining cereal, flour, whole-wheat flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a separate bowl, combine butter, eggs, yogurt, molasses and vanilla. Stir together wet and dry ingredients until just combined. Do not over mix.
• Line muffin tin with baking cups; fill each just more than halfway. Sprinkle generously with raw sugar crystals, if desired.
• Bake until muffins spring back when touched, 15 to 18 min. Remove from the tin and allow to cool slightly.

BEST BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Make a well in the center. Combine the egg, oil, molasses, buttermilk and pineapple with juice. Pour into well; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in the nuts, dates or raisins. , Fill 18 greased muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 12 minutes or until golden brown.

BEST BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Line 12 regular-size muffin tins with paper liners (or 7 jumbo muffin tins).
• In a medium bowl mix together the All-Bran cereal with buttermilk; let sit for about 10-12 minutes stirring once.
• In another bowl whisk together the oil, egg, brown sugar and vanilla until well blended, then add to the buttermilk mixture; mix to combine with a wooden spoon.
• In another bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon and nutmeg; add to the wet mixture and mix JUST until blended using a wooden spoon or a small spatula (a few small lumps in the mixture are okay!).
• Fold in raisins or dates.
• Divide the batter evenly between the 12 muffin tins.
• Bake for about 18-22 minutes, or until the muffins test done (if using jumbo muffin tins increase baking time).

THE VERY BEST BLUEBERRY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Lightly spray muffin pans.
• In large bowl, combine cereal with milk, let stand 10 minutes.
• In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• Whisk brown sugar, egg, molasses and melted butter into cereal mixture.
• Pour over dry ingredients and sprinkle with blueberries.
• Stir just until moistened.
• Spoon into prepared muffin pan. Bake 25 to 30 mins or until tops are firm to the touch.
• Note: to sour milk, spoon 4 tsp lemon juice or white vinegar into glass measuring cup, pour in enough milk to make 1 1/2 cups. Let stand for 5 mins then stir.
• If using frozen blueberries, do not thaw before adding to the muffins.

OAT BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line or grease 12 muffin cups.
• Blend together brown sugar, oat bran, flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add eggs, chilled applesauce, and vegetable oil. Mix until well-blended. Spoon batter into muffin cups. Let stand 10 minutes.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• VARIATIONS: Add 1 cup plumped raisins, with a little bit of raisin water (approximately 2 tablespoons). Or, before baking, sprinkle mixture of sugar and cinnamon over the tops of the muffins. Or, add 1 teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg to flour mixture.