Bran Muffins-In-Waiting

• 1 cup water
• 3 12 cups oat bran or 3 12 cups wheat bran
• 2 12 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 12 teaspoons baking soda
• 12 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 12 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups sour milk

1. Mix water with 1 cup bran.
2. Sift flour with baking soda.
3. In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy.
4. Add sugar 1/2 cup at a time, beating after each addition.
5. Blend in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Scrape sides of bowl often.
7. Stir in flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time, alternating with butter/sour milk, added 1/2 cup at a time also.
8. Stir in soaked bran and the remaining bran cereal.
9. Cover and store in refrigerator at least 6 hours before baking.
10. To bake muffins, heat oven to 400 degrees F.
11. Grease 2 1/2-inch Muffin Cups.
12. Stir batter gently.
13. Fill each muffin cup with about 1/4 c batter.
14. Bake about 20 minutes, or until nicely browned.
15. Remove from pan and serve hot with butter.

water, bran, flour, baking soda, butter, sugar, eggs, sour milk

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bran-muffins-in-waiting-6948 (may not work)