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Fabulous Oatmeal-Bran Muffins
Moist, Light, Delicious & Bakes Up In 15 Minutes!
I am a big bran lover. Some of my friends associate bran as being a “necessary” dietary ingredient, but to me, bran is deliciously flavourful and it’s only a bonus that it’s healthy for me too. I found this recipe for Fabulous Oatmeal-Bran Muffins years ago on Allrecipes.com and instantly fell in love. While the original recipe is for cake, the batter can easily translate into muffins. And this dessert is easy and quick to pull together and amazingly moist and sweet when they’re done. It’s not uncommon for me to gobble up three in a row right out of the oven. Of course, I never make this recipe without adding raisins (which isn’t in the original recipe) and substituting butter for shortening. If you’re a bran lover too, you’re gonna thank me for this one! Enjoy!
FABULOUS OATMEAL-BRAN MUFFINS
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup whole bran cereal
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening (or butter)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup raisins or nuts (optional)
Pour boiling water over oats and bran cereal, and let stand 10 minutes.
Combine the remaining ingredients, and add oat mixture to them. Pour into muffin tins or to make cake, use two 8 or 9 inch pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C) for 15 minutes for muffins and 30 to 40 minutes for cake or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Homemade Desserts…Easy and Economical!
Muffins are a good EASY dessert for novice bakers!
I have loved baking for years. It’s the excitement of finding a recipe that SOUNDS good, putting together some ingredients, following a few directions, then VOILA!…a sweet treat that you made yourself. Such a proud moment! Especially if it tastes good too! Well, it looks like homemade baking is growing in popularity due to the slow economy. According to an article on thestarpress.com, more and more people are baking their own treats to save money and it names some easy options. For example, it suggests baking your own muffins and quick breads, both of which are desserts easy and quick–you can make them in less than an hour! I also like how this article encourages you to experiment with ingredients and not be afraid of weird flavour combinations…like pumpkin and apple! Well, anything pumpkin is okay with me…I love it! As well, there are a few tricks listed to help you make the perfect muffins…check out the article here!