Bran Muffins - Make Ahead

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (15 ounce) box all-bran cereal
• 2 cups raisins
• 6 pitted dates, finely chopped
• 2 cups boiling water
• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups low-fat buttermilk
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, combine cereal, raisins and chopped dates, pour in boiling water and stir until softened -- set aside.
• 2 in another large bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt.make well in center and set aside.
• 3 in food processor combine 1 cup of the buttermilk, eggs and marmalade, puree until smooth.
• 4 pour the buttermilk mixture into separate large bowl and add the remaining cup of buttermilk, applesauce, sugar, vegetable oil and vanilla. beat until smooth.
• 5 pour buttermilk mixture into well in flour mixture and stir just until blended, add reserve cereal mixture and stir just to combine.
• 6 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 24 hours before using.
• 7 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 8 spray muffin tins with nonstick spray. silicone pans are great to use.
• 9 spoon batter 2/3rds full.
• 10 bake to golden brown and puffy 20- 25 minutes.
• 11 let cool 2 minutes then remove muffins from pan.