BRAN MUFFINS
Very rich and moist muffins with bran, raisins, nuts, and dates
I experimented a lot to find the ultimate bran muffin recipe.
I started with a recipe from the Betty Crocker Cookbook, but
I've changed it enough that I'm willing to take all the credit
for it.
Ingredients
(12 large muffins)
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cups cream
- 3/4 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup wheat bran
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup dark molasses
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup rice flour
- 1/3 cup uncooked oatmeal
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 3/4 cup chopped dates
Procedure
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Preheat the oven to
Grease the bottoms of your muffin pan.
Chop the nuts and dates.
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Beat the egg, then add to it cream and oil. Mix this
together well, then mix in the bran and let it sit there and
absorb liquid for about five minutes.
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In another large bowl measure and slightly blend the wheat and
rice flour and the oatmeal.
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Now that it's been about five minutes, add the baking powder,
salt, and molasses to the soaking bran and mix thoroughly.
-
Dump the bran mixture into the flour mixture and blend a bit,
then fold in the nuts, raisins, and dates. Try not to mix too
much because overmixing can degrade the texture of the muffins.
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Fill muffin tins about to the top and bake at
for about 25 minutes.
Notes
You can use milk instead of cream, but the muffins will not
be as rich and moist.
Using 1/3 hazelnuts and 2/3 walnuts adds a distinctive flavor.
I like to let the batter sit in the refrigerator for a while
(a few hours to overnight) before I bake it.
Rating
Difficulty:
moderate.
Time:
15 minutes preparation, 30 minutes baking and cooling.
Precision:
measure the ingredients.
Contributor
Brad Chen
DEC Western Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, Calif., USA
chen@decwrl.dec.com
Recipe last modified: 17 Aug 87
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