Pour bran flakes into a bowl. Cover with hot water and set aside
1 cup bran flakes, ½ cup boiling water
In another bowl, combine wheat bran, all purpose flour and white wheat flour
1 cup wheat bran, 1 cup all purpose flour, 1 cup white whole wheat flour
Stir in baking soda and salt
2 ½ teaspoons baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt
Once the bran flakes have cooled, add buttermilk, eggs, oil and honey. Stir to combine
½ cup oil, 2 eggs, 2 cups buttermilk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, ¾ cup honey
Add flour mixture to the wet mixture
Bake right away or store in the refrigerator until ready to bake
Bake muffins in a preheated 400 degree oven. Add batter to a greased or paper lined muffin tin. If you are baking directly after mixing batter, cook for 15 minutes. When cooking after the batter has been refrigerated, increase time 3-5 minutes.
Notes
VariationsAdd 1-2 tablespoons to each muffin when ready to bake.
Blueberries - use fresh or frozen
Raisins - best if soaked first in hot water to help plum them. Drain before using
Blackberries - use fresh or frozen
Mini Chocolate Chips - okay so this kind of makes these not so healthy, but sometimes you need a little chocolate!