Bran Muffins-In-Waiting

• 1 cup water warm
• 3 1/2 cups bran flakes cereal wheat, oat bran
• 2 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, room temp
• 1 1/2 cups sugar granulated
• 2 large eggs
• 2 cups buttermilk

1. Mix water with 1 cup cereal.
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 400F (200C).
11. Grease 2 1/2-inch Muffin Cups.
12. Stir batter gently.
13. Fill each muffin cup with about 1/4 cup batter.
14. Bake about 20 minutes, or until nicely browned.
15. Remove from pan and serve hot with butter.
16. Makes 6 cups batter or about 24 2 1/2-inch muffins.

water, bran flakes cereal wheat, flour, baking soda, butter, sugar, eggs, buttermilk

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/bran-muffins-in-waiting-5859 (may not work)