Bran Muffins Recipe

2 cups boiling water
2 cups raisins
5 teaspoons baking soda
Combine above ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
1 cup margarine or butter (2 sticks)
2 cups sugar
1 quart buttermilk
5 and 1/2 cups flour, sifted
1 cup chopped nuts
4 cups all-bran cereal
2 cups 40-percent bran flakes
4 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon salt

In a large bowl, cream sugar and margarine. Combine beaten eggs with buttermilk in a separate container. Mix together flour, cereals, salt and nuts in another bowl. Alternately add dry and wet ingredients to creamed mixture until just moistened. Stir in raisin mixture last. When ready to bake, fill greased muffin tins three-quarters full and bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Yields four dozen muffins.

Tips from our test kitchen: For a smaller batch, reduce recipe by half.