Cranberry Bran Muffins

By devogirl

I know what you must be thinking: What kind of kid looks forward to bran muffins? Aren’t bran muffins kind of boring and not very kid friendly? Some bran muffins certainly do reside in the “blah” category, but my grandmother’s were sweet and had an almost nutty quality about them.

When I bake these, the smell in my kitchen takes me back to when I was kid and the taste is just as delicious as my memories. This recipe will make you think twice about ever calling bran muffins boring again — they are anything but!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup wheat bran
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 cup dried cranberries

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Combine the first 6 ingredients in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients except for the cranberries.

Slowly combine the dry ingredients into the wet, and then stir in the cranberries.

Pour batter into greased mini muffin cups about 2/3 of the way up and bake for 15 minutes (or 2/3 of the way up into regular size muffin cups and bake for 20 minutes).

Cool and serve.