Bran Muffins-In-Waiting

Recipe Cuisine: Muffins
Recipe Category: Muffins
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

1 c Warm Water
1/2 c Butter/Margarine, Room Temp.
3 1/2 c Wheat/Oat Bran Cereal
1 1/2 c Granulated Sugar
2 1/2 c Unbleached All-purpose Flour
2 ea Large Eggs
2 1/2 ts Baking Soda
2 c Butter/Sour milk.

Recipe Instructions:

Mix water with 1 cup cereal. Sift flour with Baking soda. In a large bowl, beat Butter until creamy. Add Sugar 1/2 cup at a time, beating after each addition. Blend in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape sides of bowl often. Stir in flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time, alternating with butter/sour milk, added 1/2 cup at a time also. Stir in soaked bran and the remaining bran cereal. Cover and store in Refrigerator at least 6 hours before baking. To bake muffins, heat Oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 2 1/2-inch Muffin Cups. Stir batter gently. Fill each Muffin cup with about 1/4 c batter. Bake about 20 minutes, or until nicely browned. Remove from pan and serve Hot with butter. Makes 6 cups batter or about 24 2 1/2-inch muffins.