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Bran Muffins

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Just thought I’d pop in for a quick hello, and offer you a muffin.

I’m still determined to plow through the ridiculous excess of food stacked three layers deep on my shelves. Did I know I had Red River cereal back there? I did not. Nor did I realize I never finished that box of All Bran that I purchased in an impulsive act of grown-up health-consciousness, then ate maybe three bowls of. And if you’ve been hanging around here a lot, you may know that I hate to waste stuff. Especially food.

And so I snooped around at a few cereal-based recipes, and looked up Sue’s not-a-crap-muffin recipe, and made these, and they turned out really well. I imagine they’d work out just fine using any grainy cereal-turned-mush. I added a peach, cut into chunks; you could add blueberries, or raspberries, or fresh apricots. They aren’t too hard-core, in comparison to others in the realm of bran muffins – not overly grainy in the sort of way that makes it seem like it might have come out of a horse.

Bran Muffins

AuthorJulie

Yields12 Servings

2 cups All Bran cereal
1 3/4 cups buttermilk or plain yogurt, thinned with milk
1/2 cup sugar (white or brown)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1 large egg
2-4 Tbsp molasses (optional-for darker, molasses-y muffins)
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup raisins or 1/2-1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, or a chopped peach

1

Preheat the oven to 375F. In a large bowl, stir together the cereal and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes or so, until soft.

2

Stir in the sugars, oil, egg and molasses, if you're using it. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and stir until almost combined; add the raisins (or berries, or chopped peach) and stir just until blended.

3

Divide the batter among 12 muffin cups that have been lined with paper liners or sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake for 25 minutes, until golden and springy to the touch.

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Ingredients

 2 cups All Bran cereal
 1 3/4 cups buttermilk or plain yogurt, thinned with milk
 1/2 cup sugar (white or brown)
 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
 1/2 cup canola oil
 1 large egg
 2-4 Tbsp molasses (optional-for darker, molasses-y muffins)
 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
 2 tsp baking powder
 1 tsp baking soda
 1/2 tsp salt
 1/2 cup raisins or 1/2-1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, or a chopped peach

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 375F. In a large bowl, stir together the cereal and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes or so, until soft.

2

Stir in the sugars, oil, egg and molasses, if you're using it. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and stir until almost combined; add the raisins (or berries, or chopped peach) and stir just until blended.

3

Divide the batter among 12 muffin cups that have been lined with paper liners or sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake for 25 minutes, until golden and springy to the touch.

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16 comments on “Bran Muffins

  1. sara
    July 12, 2010 at 10:48 pm

    Mmm, love the look of these muffins! I adore peach muffins, and these look totally fantastic…yum!

  2. the other Al
    July 12, 2010 at 11:21 pm

    “look like they came out of a horse?” HA HA HA HA HA HA
    Having grown up with horses I easily pictured this and at this late hour found that image hilarious! I’m a muffin mavin, so a new tested recipe never goes to waste.
    Plus, I’m notorious for buying healthy cereal that I decide I don’t like after one try and then it sits in the cupboard for months(years?)

  3. Sharlene
    July 13, 2010 at 5:42 am

    Yum peach muffins! And bran muffins always have a funny look about them but the addition of peaches definitely make yours look less “gross.” Can’t wait to try these!

  4. Lori
    July 13, 2010 at 6:22 am

    I have some Red River Cereal in my pantry too. Do you have a muffin recipe for this cereal that doesn’t yield one-ton muffins?

  5. JulieVR
    July 13, 2010 at 6:26 am

    Not yet. I should get back to working on that one!

  6. Aimee
    July 13, 2010 at 7:50 am

    Was just thinking about bran muffins. Funny! Yours looks superb..and peaches? Yum!

  7. Jan @ Family Bites
    July 13, 2010 at 9:12 am

    I can’t wait for peaches to be in season here. These look so delicious.

  8. Pat L
    July 13, 2010 at 4:07 pm

    Great! I’ll serve these to my painting class this weekend. Thanks Julie!

  9. Laur
    July 13, 2010 at 5:06 pm

    Yay! another great use-up-the-dust-at-the-bottom-of-the-cereal-box recipe!

  10. rea
    July 13, 2010 at 10:51 pm

    that’s a mighty fine photo, Julie.

  11. Lisa
    August 23, 2011 at 7:19 pm

    How can I sign up to follow your blogs

  12. Nicole Boucher
    February 13, 2013 at 5:05 am

    Loved these muffins and made a double batch tonight! Wonderful with peaches and did them with Mango tonight. Added a bit more sugar and a little less baking powder and a little less baking soda.

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