Scrumptious Bran Muffins
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Yield: 24
 
Delicious, moist muffins.
Ingredients
  • 3 cups wheat bran
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • 2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons chia seeds
  • 6 tablespoons cold water
  • 2 cups buttermilk
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, mix 1 cup bran with the boiling water, stir, and let it sit for 5 minutes.
  2. In a separate bowl, cream butter and brown sugar together until smooth.
  3. Measure and combine the flour, baking soda, and salt in another bowl with a whisk. In a 1-cup glass measuring cup, combine the cold water and chia seeds to make an egg substitute. Whisk and let sit 2 minutes.
  4. Combine the moist bran with the egg substitute, remaining 2 cups of bran, buttermilk, creamed mixture, and the flour mixture. Mix thoroughly with a spoon until everything is completely mixed in. If you want to save the batter for later use, now would be the time to put the batter in an air-tight container and refrigerate for 2-4 weeks.
  5. Preheat oven to 400° F. Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups and bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Notes
If you can't find organic buttermilk, try letting a mixture of 1 cup organic milk with 1 tablespoon vinegar for 5 minutes.
: 3525 : 118g : 67g : 41g : 4g : 600g : 241g : 5489mg : 89g : 84g : 283mg
Recipe by Natural Chow at http://naturalchow.com/2013/11/scrumptious-bran-muffins/