Six Week Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups boiling water
5 cups natural bran
5 cups whole wheat flour
5 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon or 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 cup wheat germ
1 cup oil
1 1 cup molasses or 1 cup brown sugar
4 eggs, beaten
4 cups buttermilk or 4 cups yogurt
1 1 cup raisins or 1 cup chopped apple

Preparation

Pour boiling water over 2 cups bran.
In another bowl, sift flour, soda, salt, and spice.
Add wheat germ and rest of bran; combine with wet bran.
Stir until moist; add oil, honey, eggs, buttermilk and optional fruit.
Pour into well-greased muffin tins.
Bake at 400 for 15-20 minutes.