Apple Bran Whole Wheat Muffins

• 1 1/2 cups all bran cereal
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/3 cup canola oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 apples, peeled, cored and grated
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt or 1/2 teaspoon table salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix the cereal, buttermilk, oil, eggs and sugar in a medium bowl.
3. Add the grated apple and mix together. (If using raisins and/or chopped nuts, add them at this time.) Let the apple mixture sit while you measure the dry ingredients.
4. In a large bowl measure the flour, baking powder, salt and spices. Mix together with a wire whisk.
5. Pour the apple mixture into the dry ingredients and mix with a wooden spoon just until all the dry ingredients are moistened. Mixture will be lumpy.
6. Prepare muffin tins with spray release and fill muffin cups a little more than half full.
7. Bake regular size muffins about 15 to 18 minutes and mini or "gem" muffins about 13 minutes. Let muffins sit in pans for 2 to 3 minutes before gently turning out onto a baking rack to cool.
8. These freeze very well.

bran cereal, buttermilk, canola oil, eggs, sugar, apples, whole wheat flour, baking powder, kosher salt, cinnamon

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-bran-whole-wheat-muffins-438457 (may not work)