Harvest Bran Muffins Recipes

HARVEST BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F degrees.
• In a mixing bowl, combine wheat bran, flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder; stir well to blend.
• In a separate mixing bowl, beat egg.
• Add brown sugar, oil, buttermilk, molasses, raisins and chopped dried apricots and mix well to blend.
• Add liquid ingredients all at once to the dry ingredients.
• Stir until dry ingredients are just moistened.
• Line a 12 cup muffin baking pan with paper liners.
• Fill cups 3/4 full with mixture.
• Bake in preheated 375 F oven for 20 to 23 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched.
• Remove muffins to a wire rack to cool.
• As a variation, replace 1/2 cup natural wheat bran wih 1/2 cup of oat bran and then increase the buttermilk to 1 1/3 cups.

CRANBERRY HARVEST MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the mixture and add the milk, eggs, and melted butter. Stir quickly just to combine. Add the cranberries, figs, hazelnuts, and both sugars and stir just to distribute the fruits, nuts, and sugar evenly throughout the batter.
• Spoon the batter into the paper liners, filling each one to the top. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until browned on the top and a toothpick inserted in the center of the muffins comes out clean.

HEARTY BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the bran, yogurt, applesauce and milk; let stand for 5 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In another bowl, combine the egg substitute, molasses, oil, vanilla and bran mixture. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Fill muffin cups coated with cooking spray two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

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!

GOLDEN HARVEST MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups or grease with shortening. In large bowl, beat eggs, oil, milk and vanilla with wire whisk until well blended. Add flours, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. With spoon, stir in carrots, apple, coconut, raisins and 1/2 cup of the almonds.
• Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup almonds over batter.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from muffin cups.

BRAN MUFFINS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a large mixing bowl, sift flour. Add the cereal, sugar, baking soda and salt; stir to combine.
• Add eggs, shortening and buttermilk; mix well.
• Cover bowl and store batter in refrigerator for at least 24 hours before using. Batter will keep in the refrigerator for up to 6 weeks. Batter should remain covered and should not be stirred.
• Scoop batter into lined or lightly greased muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.