Bran Muffins-Grandma Homberg (update)

(originally posted this recipe earlier this year.  Today I made it but substituted applesauce for the shortening,  1/2 c. applesauce for 1 c. shortening.  Same great flavor as I remember with Grandma's just a little healthier approach.)

Refrigerator Bran Muffins

 

1 c. boiling water
1 c. Nabisco 100% Bran or Kellogg’s Bran Buds
½ c. shortening
1 c. sugar
2 c. buttermilk
2½ c. flour, sifted
2 t. soda
½ t salt
2 c. Kellogg’s All bran

Combine boiling water and add 1 c. bran and let cool.  Cream shortening, add sugar gradually and beat until blended.  Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.  Add buttermilk and cooled bran mixture and blend.  Sift flour with soda and salt; add remaining bran to creamed mixture, stirring just until all dry ingredients are moistened.  Bake or store in covered container in fridge and bake as needed.  (Batter will keep for 1-2 months)  To bake, fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full and bake in preheated 400 oven for 25 minutes.  Makes 2 ½ dozen muffins.

(Grandma Holmberg had these at her home all of the time when we would visit her.  They also freeze very well)