Refrigerator Bran Muffins

old fashioned bran muffins in green and red cupcake liners.

Published by Kate

These classic buttermilk bran muffins are just like what you remember!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings muffins

Calories 130 kcal

Ingredients

6 cups All-Bran cereal, divided
2 cups boiling water
1 cup butter, softened (or substitute shortening such as Crisco)
3 cups sugar
4 eggs
5 cups flour
5 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
4 cups (1 quart) buttermilk

Instructions

Pour 2 cups of All Bran into a medium bowl. Pour 2 cups boiling water over the top. Set aside to cool.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a muffin tin, or line with cupcake liners.
In your largest bowl, beat 1 cup softened butter and 3 cups sugar with a hand mixer or stand mixer until light and fluffy.
Beat in 4 eggs.
In a large bowl, whisk together 5 cups flour, 5 teaspoons baking soda, and 2 teaspoons salt.
Add 2 cups of the buttermilk to the sugar mixture, followed by half of the flour mixture. Stir to combine.
Repeat with the remaining 2 cups buttermilk and remaining flour mixture.
Stir until combined. Stir in the remaining 4 cups All Bran and the All Bran soaked in water.
Fill the muffin cups ⅔ of the way full with muffin batter.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until lightly golden brown on top.

Notes

You can easily halve or quarter the recipe to make fewer muffins. To halve the recipe, tap the ".5x" box next to the Ingredients section above.

Mix-in ideas: the church cookbooks where I found this recipe had plenty of ideas for mix-ins! Add two cups or more of one of the following: raisins, walnuts, dates, dried cranberries, or dried blueberries. One recipe substituted Raisin Bran for the All Bran.

Storing the batter: The muffin batter will keep up to six weeks in the refrigerator, tightly covered.

You can freeze the baked muffins for up to two months.

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 237mgPotassium: 104mgFiber: 2gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 226IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 2mg

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