Date Filled Bran Muffins

• 1 cup all-bran cereal
• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 (6 ounce) can date filling (or use Date Filling for Hamentaschen)

1. Preheat oven to 400u0b0F.
2. Grease 12 muffins cups and set aside.
3. Mix bran cereal and milk in a small bowl and allow cereal to soften and absorb most of the milk.
4. In a mixing bowl, combine cereal/milk, egg and butter, mixing well.
5. Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
6. Add sugar.
7. Combine flour with cereal mixture and stir until just moistened.
8. Do not overmix.
9. Spoon batter evenly into muffin cups.
10. Top each cup with a spoonful of date filling.
11. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until they are lightly springy.
12. Cool muffins on a wire rack.

allbran cereal, milk, egg, butter, flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, filling

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/date-filled-bran-muffins-100750 (may not work)