Bran Gems - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. boiling water
2 c. Nabisco 100% Bran
1 c. Crisco
3 c. sugar
4 eggs
1 qt. buttermilk (4 c.)
5 tsp. soda
5 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
4 c. Kellogg's All-Bran

Preparation

Pour boiling water over Bran and let soak.
Cream the Crisco and sugar well; add eggs, one at a time.
Add buttermilk.
Sift flour, soda and salt and add to cream mixture.
Add Bran.
Pour batter into container and cover.
Stores 3 weeks in refrigerator. Use as needed.
Bake 15 minutes at 400\u00b0 in muffin tins.
Recommend using half the recipe.