Mary Kaulfus' Refrigerator Bran Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. solid shortening
2 eggs
2 1/2 c. unsifted flour
2 1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 c. buttermilk
1 c. 100% bran (ready to eat cereal)
3/4 c. raisins
2 c. All-Bran (ready to eat cereal)
1 c. boiling water

Preparation

Cream sugar and shortening.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
Add flour, soda, salt and buttermilk.
Mix until smooth.
Meanwhile, pour boiling water over 100% bran.
Let stand until cereal has absorbed water and cooled slightly.
Blend into batter.
Add raisins and All-Bran cereal.
Mix thoroughly. Refrigerate batter, covered.
Keeps up to 5 weeks.
When ready to use, dip batter from container without stirring into muffin tins. Use Pam or paper baking cups.
Bake in 400\u00b0 preheated oven about 20 minutes or until done.