Six Week Bran Muffins Recipe

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Aug 10, 2008

First off, do NOT try to cream the fat & sugar with the buttermilk. What a mess! Cream the fat & sugar. Then mix in the egg(s) and THEN stir in the buttermilk. Also, this never says what size of muffin tin is a 'serving' which completely changes your baking time. That being said....I really love the taste of these muffins! I think for anyone who said they were bland, I think it's because of the type of cereal they used. I substituted the shortening with 1/2 applesauce & 1/2 butter. I used raisin bran cereal and threw in a tablespoon of vanilla extract with the buttermilk (which really was 1 Tablespoon lemon juice to 1 cup of skim milk because I didn't have buttermilk). Half wheat flour, half all purpose. I changed this to 36 servings (which really turned out to be 24 on a regular sized muffin tin). I baked them for 18 minutes. They turned out perfect. Thankfully the next time I won't follow the directions blindly.

—Diyeana

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jan 02, 2012

I made this last year and was SHOCKED at how much it made. It was WAY too much batter, even for a family of 6. I didn't have a bowl large enough to store the batter. It took a large disposable 9x13 deep dish pan just to store 1/2 the batter (not including the bran cereal!!!). I did get 1/2 the batter cooked up (it was all I could fit into a gigantic canning pot at the time) and it was pretty good. Just be warned- this recipe needs to be MAJORLY scaled back unless you have a large supply of canning pots to cook it in!

—Cookingfor7

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Jun 28, 2005

Wonderful!!! I did add Molasses the first time I made them. The second time I added honey and vanilla ( ran out of molasses). Even those at work who say they do not like bran muffins, LOVE this recipe. Extremely easy to make, and versatile. You can add just about any dried fruit to it and they come out even better!!!! We have tried raisins, cranberries, and even dried mango and apricots... Yumm mm Yummmmm!!

—Kimberly D

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Oct 15, 2005

I've been trying literally dozens of bran muffin recipes lately trying to find a favorite and so far this is it. I skipped the whole step involving breaking up the bran cereal into two parts and just crushed up all of it at once into the boiling water. I also scaled this down to 12 servings and made giant "texas muffins". YUM!

—LILMUM79

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Sep 05, 2007

My mom made these for us as kids. I now make them for my kids. My absolute favorite thing to do with this is something we did as kids. My mom always had a big bowl of it in the fridge. we took a big glump of it and put it in the microwave. cook it until it's not shiney. Pour a little milk over the top of it and you have a quick super yummy hot healthy breakfast. These are very versatile muffins. I like to get creative with different kinds of grain cereal. The first 6 cup should be something like All bran the other 12 can be anything from shredded wheat to granola. Granola is really yummy. I've added all kinds of dried fruits. I like to have a batch in my fridge around the holidays. It's super easy to make up a dozen to give to friends and family as gifts. It's the perfect quick fix

—PLACENTASRUS

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Sep 27, 2003

Recipe is very tasty! I got a lot of compliments. You don't need to use those paper liners the muffins tip right out of the muffins tins. I baked all the muffins at one time since I've got a chest freezer to store them. Next time I make this recipe I'm going to cut it in half as I do not have a bowl large enough to hold the entire recipe.

—JEANNE1968

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Aug 28, 2007

We really like these for using up stale bran cereal. I've tried different kinds and they all seem to work! I down size to 1/6th and it makes 24 muffins perfectly. I also don't use the liners as they are really unnecessary. I like to add different things to the tops of them before they bake, they bake up very well this way... sometimes I add chopped walnuts, sometimes dried cranberries or raisins, always add a little bit of raw sugar to give it a finished crunch/bakery style top.

—CDPEFFER

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Mar 11, 2008

This recipe brings back some fond memories of my daughter when she was little. I always had this batter in the fridge and I popped six of these in the oven moments before she and her friends were due home from school. She arrived home everyday to the smell of these baking, and as soon as she changed her clothes she and her buddies each munched on a hot muffin with a tall glass of cold milk. To this day whenever we run into any of her friends from the old neighborhood, they remind me of the great smells and flavors from our house after school. Now I take this batter to work once a week and bake them in the kitchen mid day to share - there is never a crumb left.

—paulncheri

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Nutrition

Calories
106 kcal
5%

Carbohydrates
17.6 g
6%

Cholesterol
12 mg
4%

Fat
3.4 g
5%

Fiber
0.7 g
3%

Protein
1.9 g
4%

Sodium
150 mg
6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Six Week Bran Muffins

Serving Size: 1/216 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 216
Amount Per Serving
** Calories: 106
** Calories from Fat: 30

% Daily Value *
** Total Fat 3.4g 5 %
** Saturated Fat 0.9g 4 %
** Cholesterol 12mg 4 %
** Sodium 150mg 6 %
** Potassium 49mg 1 %
** Total Carbohydrates 17.6g 6 %
** Dietary Fiber 0.7g 3 %
** Protein 1.9g 4 %
** Sugars 9.5g
** Vitamin A 2 %
** Vitamin C < 1 %
** Calcium 3 %
** Iron 11 %
** Thiamin 10 %
** Niacin 10 %
** Vitamin B6 3 %
** Magnesium 3 %
** Folate 14 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.