Muffins are always good to have on hand for a breakfast or a snack. Combine this with cheese, fresh fruit and you can have a nice lunch too. This recipe is large and makes 3 dozen, they freeze very well. In the fall when there is an abundance of apples, make apple sauce and use some in this recipe.
3 cups apple sauce
2 cups buttermilk or sour milk (adding 2 tablespoons lemon juice or vinegar into the cup before adding milk to make a mock buttermilk)
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup molasses
3/4 cup of vegetable oil
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
3 eggs
3 cups of bran
6 cups of flour
1 tablespoon of baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons of salt
3 cups of raisins or chopped dates or a combination of both
Combine apple sauce, buttermilk, brown sugar, molasses, oil, vanilla and eggs.
Stir in the bran and let it rest for 10 minutes.
Add dry ingredients separately and whisk together.
Stir into the apple sauce mixture, fold in the dates or raisins.
Muffins are always good to have on hand for a breakfast or a snack. Combine this with cheese, fresh fruit and you can have a nice lunch too. This recipe is large and makes 3 dozen, they freeze very well. In the fall when there is an abundance of apples, make apple sauce and use some in this recipe.