Name: Apple Bran Muffins
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients: 2 large golden Delicious apples, peeled and chopped; 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 3 cups All-Bran; 1 cup boiling water; 2 cups buttermilk; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 2/3 cup sugar; 1 cup raisins; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon salt

Meet the Cook: This recipe dates back to when our two girls - now 15 and 12 - were in preschool and it was my turn to bring a snack for the class. My husband especially asks for the muffins in winter. Crafts and reading are my hobbies. -Nancy Brown, Klamath Falls, Oregon

Ingredients

2 large golden Delicious apples, peeled and chopped

1/2 cup butter, cubed

3 cups All-Bran

1 cup boiling water

2 cups buttermilk

2 eggs, lightly beaten

2/3 cup sugar

1 cup raisins

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2-1/2 teaspoons baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1 In a skillet, saute apples in butter until tender, about 10 minutes. Combine cereal and water in a large bowl; stir in buttermilk, eggs, sugar, raisins and apples with butter. Combine dry ingredients; stir into apple mixture just until moistened. Refrigerate in a tightly covered container for at least 24 hours (batter will be very thick). Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.