Fig Bran Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup dried fig
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
3 cups bran flakes
1 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten
4 tablespoons butter, melted

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F.
Grease muffin tins.
Pour boiling water over figs, cover and let stand for ten minutes.
Drain, pick out any stems and chop.
While figs are soaking, sift next four ingredients together.
Add bran flakes.
Combine milk, beaten eggs and melted butter; add to dry ingredients and figs, stirring until just blended.
Fill prepared muffin tins 2/3 full.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.