When hosting guests overnight at Christmas it’s always a good idea to have some muffins at the ready for early risers. Before I go to bed I put the muffin containers on the counter and set the coffee pot so that I just have to push the button when I get up. This way Grandma gets her coffee hit and the grandkids don’t have to eat dry Honeycombs until the real breakfast is served. I don’t cook breakfast (hubby does) and when that bacon fat starts flying – I’m outta there! It’s about that time that I decide that the bed needs to be made and I need a shower . . . I hate bacon fat . . . love bacon, just hate cooking it and hate smelling like it . . . So, having some homemade muffins makes my disappearing act a little less guilt-ridden.
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| Cranberry-Bran Muffins |
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| moist and satisfying, and because we don’t get enough sugar and fat at Christmas I dip the tops in melted butter and then sugar and cinnamon . . . |
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| I like to have my ‘ducks in a row’ when I’m baking – learned that in “Home Economics” (ahem) many years ago |
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| see this baby? a surprise from hubby about a month ago – out of the blue (well, I did grumble a bit about my old mixer that I’d had for over 30 years . . .) |
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| love my mixer, and my hubby :) |
Cranberry-Bran Muffins
PREP 25 MIN | TOTAL 50 MIN
4 cups flour
3 cups wheat bran
2 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp each of baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
5 eggs
2 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cups vegetable oil
1/3 cup molasses
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
300g pkg frozen cranberries
3/4 cup raisins
PREHEAT oven to 375F. Combine flour, bran, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice in a large bowl. Whisk eggs lightly then add buttermilk, sugar, oil, molasses and vanilla, whisk lightly again. Add flour mixture and stir until just mixed – do not overmix. Stir in cranberries and raisins to evenly distribute.
FILL 24 (or more) muffin cups to the rim (I always use paper liners – just so much easier to get out of the pan).
BAKE until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean, about 15 – 20 minutes. Watch them closely and rotate and alternate muffin tins on racks (mine got a little too brown on the bottoms because I didn’t rotate them).
Remove from pans and place on cooling racks. If you like, melt some butter, dip each muffin in it and then in a sugar cinnamon mix – yumminess!
NOTES: I used fresh cranberries, chopped
Looks really good. Thanks for the recipe. Have a great Saturday.
Oh, Barb, so yummy again! Thanks for sharing your recipe! And I also love the photos of your preparations – I’m just the same :-)
Have a wonderful weekend!
These look really yummy and the recipe seems pretty healthy too. Love your organizational skills! That is one impressive mixer, I have the smaller version and love it too. Happy Holidays to you! ~ Diane
They looks really tasty. Maybe I’ll learn cooking with you:)
Have a nice weekend!
I love bran muffins and cranberries! Thanks for the recipe.
Hugs!
Oh yummmm! And what a great idea for your multigenerational family visits. Thanks for a lovely visit. :)
I thought I was the only one who hated making bacon because I hated smelling like bacon..LOL…love those mixers..they go forever and the muffins look yummy…
Those are so pretty they MUST be delicious. ;)
Yummy.
these look scrumptious!!!!! hubby got me the same mixer and i LOVE IT! enjoy yours and keep creating! sending holiday hugs…
not only am I drooling over the muffins, it’s the mixer that I covet! you are blessed to have such a thoughtful hubby! and look at your ducks in a row. I took home ec. too but I didn’t quite master that step of preparation. just recently though I’ve been doing a better job of it, actually getting the eggs out of the fridge beforehand, butter softened, etc. but I have a long way to go before I’m as organized as you. last time the eggs rolled off the counter…splat. when I bake, it’s a comedy act. happy day to you Barb.
Oh I really want to come over and enjoy those wonderful, delicious looking muffins. And what a sweet hubby to surprise you with the mixer. I bet you have really been enjoying it. Hope you have a Merry, Merry Christmas!!
Mmmm … delish!
Must try these! Thanks for sharing the recipe:D
Fantastic, wholesome recipe. We both posted Cranberry-themed recipes for Tasty Tuesday :)