Bran Muffins II

• 2 1/4 cups bran whole
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 13 cup molasses dark
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, dark firmly packed
• 1 cup flour, all-purpose sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup raisins, seedless dark, seedless, optional
• 1 each eggs slightly beaten
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening melted

1. Mix bran, buttermilk, molasses and brown sugar in a small bowl, let stand until all liquid is absorbed.
2. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt into large bowl.
3. Stir egg and melted shortening into bran mixture.
4. Add bran-egg mixture all at once into flour mixture.
5. Spoon batter into heat-resistant plastic coffee cup holders that have been lined with paper muffin liners.
6. Place 6 muffins at a time around the outside edge of the turn- table, leaving the center of the turntable empty.
7. Repeat with remaining muffin batter.

bran, buttermilk, molasses, brown sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, raisins, eggs, vegetable shortening

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/bran-muffins-ii-5863 (may not work)