Orange Bran Muffins
Created by breezermom on August 29, 2015
- Servings: 72
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #20735
Ingredients
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking soda (plus 2 teaspoons)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 7 cups wheat bran (uncooked, unprocessed)
- 2 cups water (boiling)
- 4 large eggs
- 4 cups buttermilk
- 1 large orange (peeled and coarsely chopped)
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter (melted)
- 1 cup oil (vegetable oil)
- 2 cups raisins (or other chopped dried fruit)
How to Make
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Step 1: Combine the flour, soda, and salt in a large bowl; make a well in the center of the mixture. Set aside.
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Step 2: Combine the wheat bran and boiling water in a large bowl; stir well, and set aside.
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Step 3: Place eggs, buttermilk, and chopped orange in the container of an electric blender or food processor; process until smooth. Add the buttermilk mixture to the bran mixture; stir well. Add sugar, butter, and oil. Stir well.
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Step 4: Add the buttermilk mixture to the flour mixture, stirring just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Add the raisins; stir well. Cover the batter, and store in the refrigerator up to 1 month.
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Step 5: When ready to bake, spoon the batter into greased muffin pans, filling two thirds full. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center of the muffin comes out clean. Remove from pans immediately, and let muffins cool completely on wire racks.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (56.3 g)
- Calories 138.2
- Total Fat - 6.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 2.5 g
- Cholesterol - 19.9 mg
- Sodium - 74.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 19.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.8 g
- Sugars - 8 g
- Protein - 2.8 g
- Calcium - 26.6 mg
- Iron - 0.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg