Ever Ready Oat Bran Muffins

Ever-Ready Oat-Bran Muffins

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Serves 60
Difficulty N/A

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (500 mL) water, boiling
  • 2 cups (500 mL) natural bran
  • 5 cups (1250 mL) Robin Hood® All Purpose Flour
  • 5 tsp (25 mL) baking soda
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) salt
  • 1 cup (250 mL) All Vegetable Shortening
  • 3 cups (750 mL) granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 cups (1 L) buttermilk
  • 4 cups (1 L) Robin Hood® Oats
  • 2 cups (500 mL) raisins or chopped dates

Directions

Step 1:

Pour boiling water over bran and let stand. In large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Stir well to blend.

Step 2:

Cream shortening and sugar together. Add eggs and buttermilk. Add liquid ingredients to flour mixture. Mix well. Add oats, raisins and bran. Stir well to blend.

Step 3:

Fill greased muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake at 375ºF (190ºC) for 15 - 20 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched.

Storage

Step 4:

Keep unused muffin batter in refrigerator until ready to use. Mixture can be kept up to 2 months. To bake, use batter directly from refrigerator and bake at 375ºF (190ºC) for 20 - 25 minutes.