Bran Muffins

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups wheat bran
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons buttermilk baking mix
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2/3 cup hot water
• 5 teaspoons oil
• 1 teaspoon applesauce
• 2 teaspoons molasses
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 over medium heat, toast bran in skillet for 5 minutes.
• 3 transfer to a large mixing bowl and add remaining dry ingredients (except chocolate chips).
• 4 in a heat resistant blender, let raisins soak for 5 minutes in the hot water and then puree.
• 5 in a separate mixing bowl, mix raisin puree and remaining wet ingredients.
• 6 combine well.
• 7 add wet mixture to the dry one and mix until just barely moist some flour should still be visible.
• 8 add the chocolate chips and stir just enough to distribute them.
• 9 spoon batter into lined muffin tins, filling full.
• 10 bake for 25-30 minutes or until tested done with a toothpick or knife.
• 11 serve warm.