Name: Moist Bran Muffins
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 cup buttermilk; 1 cup boiling water; 2½ tsp baking soda; ½ cup shortening; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; ½ ½Tbsp salt; 2½ cups flour; 2 cups All Bran cereal; 1 cup bran flake cereal

fresh baked bran muffins with butter and strawberry jam

This recipe for Moist Bran Muffins is simple to make! With just a few dry ingredients and a few wet ingredients this batter comes together quickly. It can then be stored in the fridge for a few days and pulled out when you need a quick breakfast or an afternoon snack for the kids.

Eating these muffins reminds me of sleeping over at my grandma’s house. I loved waking up in the mornings to the sounds of her downstairs getting breakfast ready and the smells of something tasty. This is the recipe she always used and I know you will love.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Begin by bringing the water to a boil. Once it begins to boil remove from the heat and add the buttermilk and baking soda. Stir until combined.

In a separate medium sized bowl cream together the shortening, sugar, eggs, and salt. Mix until smooth.

bowl with dry ingredients for buttermilk bran muffins

In a different bowl add the dry ingredients of flour, bran cereal, and bran flakes. Mix together until combined. It’s a lot of bowls I know but it’s worth it I promise!

adding the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients to make muffins

Next, add 1/3 or so of the milk mixture to the bowl with the creamed ingredients. Mix together. Then add 1/3 of the dry ingredients and mix together. Repeat until all of the milk and dry ingredients have been added.

Adding buttermilk bran muffin batter to prepared muffin tins

Add the mixed batter to a prepared muffin tin. Fill each section about 2/3 full. Place in a 400° F oven and bake for 20 minutes.

When the muffins are finished baking remove from tin and place on a cooling rack.

They are delicious hot with melted butter and fresh honey, or I think my favorite is some homemade strawberry jam.

Tips for Easy Buttermilk Bran Muffins:

When you add the baking soda to the water and buttermilk it will bubble and expand so make sure you have a big enough pan or bowl.
I usually bake my muffins with out a liner because I like the chewier edge it makes. Make sure you butter/oil your muffin tins well before adding the batter.

Other Breakfast Ideas:

Moist Bran Muffins

This recipe for Moist Bran Muffins is simple and delicious. With a few dry ingredients and a few wet ingredients this batter comes together quickly. It can then be stored in the fridge for a few days and pulled out when you need a quick breakfast or an afternoon snack for the kids.

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Prep Time 12 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Ingredients

2 cup buttermilk
1 cup boiling water
2½ tsp baking soda
½ cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
½ ½Tbsp salt
2½ cups flour
2 cups All Bran cereal
1 cup bran flake cereal

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F
In a medium sized pan boil the water, remove from heat and add buttermilk and baking soda. Stir until combined
In a separate bowl, using a hand mixer cream together the shortening, sugar, eggs, and salt
In separate bowl mix together the flour, All Bran, and bran flakes
Add approx. ⅓ of the milk mixture to the creamed shortening/sugar mixture and mix until combined.
Add approx. ⅓ of the dry ingredients to the creamed shortening/sugar and mix until combined. Continue alternating between the milk and dry ingredients until it is all combined.
Fill prepared muffin tins ⅔ full with the batter and bake for 20 minutes. Cool baked muffins on a cooling rack and store in an airtight container for up to 5 days.