Bran mini muffins are both delicious and good for you. They can be prepared in advance, and will make an awesome addition to any brunch!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Bread, Brunch, Mother's Day
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24mini-muffins
Calories: 87kcal
Ingredients
1 ½cups(3 ounces) wheat bran
1cupbuttermilk*
⅓cupvegetable oil
1egg
½cupfirmly packed light brown sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonground cinnamon
1cup(5 ounces) all-purpose flour
½cupCraisins
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375° F. Grease mini muffin cups or line with paper mini muffin liners.
Mix together wheat bran and buttermilk; let stand 10 minutes.
Beat together oil, egg, brown sugar, and vegetable oil. Sift in baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon; mix well. Add buttermilk/bran mixture. Stir in flour; mix until just blended. Fold in Craisins. Using a 1-½ inch disher, add batter to prepared mini muffin tin.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a mini muffin comes out clean.
Yield: 24 mini muffins.
Notes
*If you don't have buttermilk, mix together 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice and enough milk to make 1 cup. Proceed as above.