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Prep time
15 minutes
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Cook time
25 minutes
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Makes
12 muffins
Author Notes
Bran muffins are one of the most overlooked breakfast muffins. When done well, they’re flavorful and moist. The muffins here take on an almost oatmeal-like texture, which I love. That amazing texture (and flavor) comes from toasting the bran. Toasting also helps alleviate any stale bran flavor that might come from the bran sitting in the back of your pantry for who knows how long. It’s the same as toasting your spices to turn up the volume on their flavor.
Reprinted with permission from The Good Book of Southern Baking by Kelly Fields with Kate Heddings, copyright (c) 2020. Published by Lorena Jones Books, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. —Food52
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Ingredients
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2 1/4 cups
wheat bran
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1 cup
water
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3/4 cup
firmly packed light brown sugar
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4 1/2 tablespoons
honey
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4 1/1 tablespoons
grapeseed or rice bran oil
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1
egg, at room temperature
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3/4 cup
all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon
baking soda
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Rounded 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
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1/2 teaspoon
finely grated orange zest
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1/4 cup
golden raisins
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1/4 cup
dried cranberries
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spread the bran on a rimmed baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning, until golden and aromatic. Transfer to a plate to cool.
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Increase the oven temperature to 400°F. Lightly coat the muffin cups of a standard muffin pan with cooking spray or line with paper muffin cups.
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In a medium bowl, soak the bran in the water until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the brown sugar, honey, oil, and egg, and stir until well mixed. Add the bran mixture and stir until combined.
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In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add the orange zest. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until combined. Stir in the raisins and cranberries. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about three-quarters full.
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Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, rotating the pan after 8 minutes, until the muffins are golden brown and a cake tester comes out clean when inserted into the center of a muffin.
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Let the muffins cool in the pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes and then transfer them to the wire rack to cool; don’t wait any longer or the steam released will cause them to start to collapse. These muffins keep well at room temperature if they’re wrapped well in plastic wrap or foil or stored in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
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