Healthy Bran Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups natural bran
3 cups all-bran cereal or 3 cups 100% bran
2/3 cup wheat germ
3 cups boiling water
2 cups brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter (softened) or 1 cup margarine (softened)
1/2 cup molasses
4 eggs
4 cups buttermilk
5 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 - 2 cups raisins

Preparation

Combine brans & wheat germ in a mixing bowl; stir in water & set aside.
Cream sugars with margarine in a very large mixing bowl; beat in molasses & eggs.
Combine buttermilk with remaining ingredients & add to sugar/egg mixture; stir until well blended.
Cover the bowl & allow to stand in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
Spoon into greased or lined muffin tins whenever you want a batch of fresh muffins - at this point, you can add fresh or frozen cranberries, blueberries, raspberries, pieces of banana or apple - use your imagination.
Bake in preheated 350F oven for 22 - 25 minutes.