Bran Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup wheat bran
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 adjust oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 375 degrees. generously coat a 12-cup muffin tin with vegetable oil spray.
• 2 stir the buttermilk and bran together in a large bowl and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes to soften. whisk in the applesauce, cranberries, brown sugar, egg, melted butter, molasses and vanilla.
• 3 whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon together in a separate large bowl. gently fold the bran mixture into the flour mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined.
• 4 use a large ice-cream scoop or measuring cup to divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups. bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out with just a few crumbs attached, 20 to 25 minutes.
• 5 let the muffins cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then flip out a wire rack and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.