Make Ahead Bran Muffins Recipes

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.

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.

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.

MAKE AHEAD BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Preheat oven to 400F and lightly grease muffin pans or line with cupcake papers.
• Pour boiling water over shredded whole bran cereal and set aside.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Cream together sugar margarine and egg substitute until fluffy.
• Blend in buttermilk bran cereal buds and soaked cereal.
• stir in dry ingredients.
• Store in a tightly covered container in the fridge.
• To make muffins -- don't stir the batter.
• fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full and bake for 20 minutes.

REFRIGERATOR BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a muffin pan or line with muffin cups.
• Combine bran flakes and bran cereal in a heat-proof bowl. Cover with boiling water; stir and let sit until softened.
• Beat sugar, shortening, and eggs together in a very large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture. Stir in softened bran; mix until evenly incorporated.
• Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 15 minutes.