Standby Bran Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. bran cereal
2 c. boiling water
2 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
5 c. flour
4 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. salt
4 eggs
1 qt. buttermilk
4 additional c. bran cereal

Preparation

Mix the 2 cups bran cereal and boiling water. Let stand. Cream sugar and shortening. Sift together dry ingredients. Add eggs, one at a time, to shortening mix. Beat well after each addition. To this, add buttermilk and remaining 4 cups bran cereal. Stir in bran-water mixture. Add dry ingredients. Fold until moist. Spoon into greased muffin tins. Bake at 375\u00b0 for 20 minutes. Makes 96 muffins.