Date or Raisin Bran Muffins

Recipes Ingredients:

1 c Wheat/Oat Bran cereal
1/4 c Granulated Sugar
3/4 c Milk
1/2 c Seedless Raisins *
1 c Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1/2 c Chopped Walnuts
2 1/2 ts Baking Powder
1 ea Large Egg
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 c Vegetable Oil

Recipe Instructions:

* Finely chopped pitted dates may be substituted to get Date Muffins. ~------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mix cereal and milk. Let stand a few minutes until most of the Milk is absorbed. Grease 12 2 1/2-inch Muffin cups. Heat Oven to 400 degrees F. Sift flour, Baking powder, salt and Sugar into a medium-sized bowl. Stir to mix well. Add dates/raisins and nuts; toss to mix. Add Egg and oil to soaked cereal and beat well with a fork. Pour into flour mixture and stir only until dry ingredients are moistened. Batter will be lumpy. Drop batter into prepared pans, filling each cup half to two-thirds full. Bake about 30 minutes, or until browned. Remove from pan and serve Hot with Butter and jelly or preserves.