Recipe · Breakfast
Six Weeks Muffins
- 🍳 Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients
- 5 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 quart buttermilk
- 4 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 cups all-bran cereal
- 2 cups 40-percent bran flakes cereal
- 2 cups chopped dates, raisins, or both (optional)
Directions
- Add baking soda to boiling water; cool.
- Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs and soda mixture. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Keep mixture in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator. After refrigerating, do not stir again.
- Spoon into muffin tins. Bake at 375°F for 25 minutes.
Note
The original recipe says to keep the batter tightly covered and that it may be kept for six weeks. This is not a verified modern food-safety storage recommendation.