Name: Mama's Make-Ahead Bran Muffins
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 72
Ingredients: Boiling water - 2 cups; Bran cereal (such as All-Bran® Bran Buds®) - 2 cups; White sugar - 3 cups; Shortening - 1 ½ cups; Eggs - 4; Buttermilk - 4 cups; All-purpose flour - 5 cups; Shredded bran cereal - 4 cups; Raisins - 2 cups; Baking soda - 5 teaspoons; Salt - 1 teaspoon

Ingredients for - Mama's Make-Ahead Bran Muffins

1. Boiling water 2 cups

2. Bran cereal (such as All-Bran® Bran Buds®) 2 cups

3. White sugar 3 cups

4. Shortening 1 ½ cups

5. Eggs 4

6. Buttermilk 4 cups

7. All-purpose flour 5 cups

8. Shredded bran cereal 4 cups

9. Raisins 2 cups

10. Baking soda 5 teaspoons

11. Salt 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Mama's Make-Ahead Bran Muffins

1 . Stage

Pour boiling water over Bran Buds® cereal in a medium bowl and let stand.

2 . Stage

Beat sugar, shortening, and eggs together in a very large bowl that has a lid (I use a large Tupperware® bowl) with an electric mixer until creamy. Add buttermilk, followed by bran-water mixture. Add flour, shredded bran cereal, raisins, baking soda, and salt. Stir until just combined; do not overmix and don't stir again.

3 . Stage

Let sit in the refrigerator at least 4 to 6 hours before baking.

4 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease and flour muffin tins or line with paper liners.

5 . Stage

Scoop batter evenly into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.

6 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.