Bran Muffins Make Ahead Recipes

CLASSIC BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Mix together wheat bran and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes.
• 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. Fold in raisins and spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool and enjoy!

MAKE AHEAD BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine boiling water and baking soda. Cool to room temperature.
• With an electric mixer, cream the butter, eggs, sugar and vanilla until well blended. Set aside.
• In a very large bowl, stir together the flour, salt, All Bran, bran flakes, dates, nuts and buttermilk. Stir in the butter and egg mixture, and then the water and baking soda mixture. Mix until combined.
• Store batter in covered containers in the refrigerator for up to four weeks.
• To make muffins, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line muffin tins with papers, or lightly grease tins.
• Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown and done in the center.

BRAN MUFFINS - MAKE AHEAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine cereal, raisins and chopped dates, pour in boiling water and stir until softened -- set aside.
• In another Large bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt.make well in center and set aside.
• In food processor combine 1 cup of the buttermilk, eggs and marmalade, puree until smooth.
• Pour the buttermilk mixture into separate large bowl and add the remaining cup of buttermilk, applesauce, sugar, vegetable oil and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
• Pour buttermilk mixture into well in flour mixture and stir just until blended, add reserve cereal mixture and stir just to combine.
• Cover with plastic wrap and REFRIGERATE 24 HOURS before using.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Spray muffin tins with nonstick spray. Silicone pans are great to use.
• Spoon batter 2/3rds full.
• Bake to golden brown and puffy 20- 25 minutes.
• Let cool 2 minutes then remove muffins from pan.

MAMA'S MAKE-AHEAD BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Pour boiling water over Bran Buds® cereal in a medium bowl and let stand.
• Beat sugar, shortening, and eggs together in a very large bowl that has a lid (I use a large Tupperware® bowl) with an electric mixer until creamy. Add buttermilk, followed by bran-water mixture. Add flour, shredded bran cereal, raisins, baking soda, and salt. Stir until just combined; do not overmix and don't stir again.
• Let sit in the refrigerator at least 4 to 6 hours before baking.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour muffin tins or line with paper liners.
• Scoop batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.

MAKE-AHEAD REFRIGERATOR BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl with a tight fitting lid (needed if you aren't baking the muffin batter right away), add the wheat bran flakes or wheat bran and the bran buds or all-bran.
• Pour the boiling water over the top, and mix well. Stir every couple of minutes while the mixture cools to room temperature. The mixture will be thick and sticky; it's ok if there are a few dry patches.
• After the mixture cools to warm room temperature, add the buttermilk, melted butter, applesauce, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix well.
• Add the flour, baking soda and salt. Stir until ingredients are combined.
• The batter can be baked right away or stored in the refrigerator, covered well, for up to a month to bake as needed. Give the batter a good stir before using if it has been refrigerated.
• To bake, scoop the batter into greased or lined muffin tins, filling 3/4 full. Bake at 375 degrees (350 degrees for dark coated muffin tins) for about 14-16 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.

BLUEBERRY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Brush the top of a muffin pan with vegetable oil and line it with 12 paper liners.
• Stir together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, sugar, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, honey, eggs, and vanilla until combined. Add the dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. Gently stir in the wheat bran and blueberries until combined.
• Scoop the batter into the muffin cups with a rounded 2 1/4-inch ice cream scoop. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the tops are golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes and serve warm or at room temperature.

MICROWAVE READY BAKE BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix bran cereal with boiling water to soften cereal.
• Add remaining ingredients and stir well.
• To store in refrigerator, place in air-tight container.
• To bake in microwave, place baking cups in a microwavable muffin pan.
• Fill baking cups half-full with batter.
• Bake on high in microwave for approximately 45 seconds per muffin. Do not over cook. (Time will need to be adjusted per your microwave.).
• Serve muffins warm.

SIX-WEEK BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until well combines. Stir in buttermilk, cereal, flour, oil, baking soda and salt; mix well. Refrigerate at least 6 hours before using. Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Batter may be stored, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 6 weeks.

BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt; set aside. In a bowl, combine cereal and milk; let stand for 2 minutes. Add egg and oil; mix well. Add dry ingredients, stirring just until combined. , Spoon into greased muffin cups. Bake at 400° until golden brown, 18-20 minutes. Serve warm.

BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400°F. Place a paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or spray just the bottoms of the cups with cooking spray.
• Place cereal in a resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal the bag. Roll over cereal with a rolling pin or bottle, or press with bottom of small saucepan, to crush cereal into fine crumbs.
• In a medium bowl, stir the crushed cereal, milk, raisins and vanilla until well mixed. Let stand about 5 minutes or until cereal has softened. Beat in the oil and egg with a fork.
• In another medium bowl, stir the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon until well mixed. Stir flour mixture into cereal mixture just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Spoon the batter into the cups, dividing batter evenly.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If muffins were baked in paper baking cups, immediately remove from pan to a cooling rack. If muffins were baked in a sprayed pan, leave in pan about 5 minutes, then remove from pan to a cooling rack. Serve warm if desired.