Matt'S Favorite Orange Bran Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 c. all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
7 c. unprocessed wheat bran (uncooked)
2 c. boiling water
4 eggs
4 c. buttermilk
1 large orange, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 c. butter or margarine, melted
1 c. vegetable oil
2 c. raisins or chopped dried fruit

Preparation

Combine flour, soda and salt in large bowl.
Make well in center of mixture; set aside.
Combine wheat bran and boiling water in a large bowl.
Stir well and set aside.
Place eggs, buttermilk and chopped orange in a container of an electric blender or a food processor; process until smooth.
Add buttermilk mixture to bran mixture; stir well.
Add sugar, butter and oil.
Stir well and add to bran mixture.
Add buttermilk mixture/bran mixture.
Add dried fruit; stir and mix into flour.
Stir until all dry ingredients are moist.
Cover batter and store in refrigerator up to 1 month.