1 1/2 cups whole bran cereal
1/2 cup water boiling
1 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 400° F. Heavily grease 18 muffin-pan cups. In a medium bowl combine cereal and boiling water; cool. Stir in buttermilk, vegetable oil and egg; set aside.
In a small bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. Add to bran mixture; stir until moistened (batter will be thick).* Fill muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake for 20 minutes or until browned. Serve warm.
*Batter can be covered and stored in the refrigerator up to 10 days. For best results carefully spoon refrigerated batter into prepared muffin cups without stirring.