Bran Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups boiling water
• 5 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 cups dates, chopped
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups flour
• 1 quart buttermilk
• 6 cups all-bran cereal (i use 3 cups bran flakes & 3 cups all bran)

Recipe

• 1 in bowl pour boiling water over dates and baking soda.
• 2 let cool.
• 3 cream together shortening and sugar.
• 4 add eggs, salt, flour.
• 5 blend well.
• 6 alternate flour with buttermilk.
• 7 stir in cereal.
• 8 put into muffin tins lined with paper cups.
• 9 bake at 375 for 20 minutes.
• 10 muffins can be stored in refrigerator several weeks or in freezer, then taken out as needed.