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.