Classic Bran Muffins

Last breakfast food post of the evening. I hope you are inspired to bake something in the near future! Here's a recipe for a classic bran muffin, that doesn't use All-Bran cereal, like the others. Add some raisins to these, if that's your thing (like nuts, I don't enjoy raisins in baked goods, with the exception of cookies!). Enjoy!

Classic Bran Muffins

• 1 1/2 cups wheat bran
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil (or applesauce)
• 1 egg (or 2 egg whites)
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

2. Mix together wheat bran and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes.

3. Beat together oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and add to buttermilk/bran mixture. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into buttermilk mixture, until just blended and spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.

4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool and ENJOY!