Bran Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. Nabisco bran
1 c. boiling water
1 c. sugar
2 1/2 c. flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. oil
2 c. buttermilk
2 eggs
1 heaping c. raisins (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0.
In medium bowl, pour boiling water over bran; mix well and set aside to cool.
In another bowl, mix all other ingredients and stir well.
Add the cooled bran and mix well.
(Add the raisins at this point, if desired, and mix well.) Fill buttered (Pam?) muffin tins 2/3 full and bake for 35 minutes.