Sheldon wrote:
> On Aug 15, 5:45?pm, "kilikini" > wrote:
>> Trust me, I've Googled for a decent bran muffin recipe, but I'm
>> looking for tried and true. ?Many that I've Googled sound good, but
>> gosh, they have a lot of oil in them!
>>
>> Why am I looking? ?I need more fiber in my diet, I can't eat cereal
>> with milk because I'm lactose intolerant, so I thought I'd try some
>> bran
>> muffins - no raisins, though!
>>
>> Sugar isn't an issue, but oil is, so I guess I'm looking for a lower
>> fat bran muffin. ?I don't care if they end up dry; I always have a
>> big glass of water next to me. ?Hey, somebody mentioned zucchini
>> bread in another thread. Is there a zucchini bran muffin? ?That
>> would be tasty!
>
> Bran means ANY kind of bran/fiber; grated zukes/carrots work fine, so
> does wheat bran and oat bran, and all sorts of seeds, millet/sesame...
> all or any. The real trick to making bran muffins, or any muffins for
> that matter is to never use those stupid liners... muffins are a quick
> bread, not a cupcake, NO stupid liners. I like to use those large
> muffin tins (I like DD cup muffins), grease well with Crisco (yes,
> CRISCO), fill generously so a big round muffin top forms, like a big
> helmut (I know yoose gals like to nibble the rim), and bake well until
> a nice dark brown *crust* forms (the Crisco does that). Remove from
> pans immediately (tap sides to loosen) and allow to cool with plenty
> of space between so they crisp instead of sog. All Bran cereal works
> well for bran, in fact there's a good basic recipe on the box or at
> their web site...make the basic and doctor with whatever suits... I
> sometimes add chopped dates and walnuts instead of raisins.. add wheat
> germ too, add honey for part of the sugar. For years I used
> Washington brand bran muffin mix and doctored it, much better than
> Jiffy. Washington brand corn muffin mix is good too... add medium
> grit corn meal. I don't know what they cost now, used to be five for
> a dollar... I'd use all five for a recipe.
>
> Keep plenty of reading material in the terlit! hehe

Thanks, Sheldon, I'm saving this post! This was really helpful.

kili