It's September and let me admit that I am seriously Jonesing for fall. I already told you that Chris made chili for supper the other night and I am wanting something pumpkin. Too early for pumpkin bread, but bran muffins are always right. Even though I rarely make them, Sister was telling me about some really good ones she likes, so that, and my desire for pumpkin, morphed into a recipe search that yielded a few options.
I followed the recipe below but subbed out 1 cup of the all purpose flour for whole wheat flour.
I like that these muffins are generous but not HUGE, that they taste like a breakfast muffin - not a cupcake, that the recipe makes 12 (not a ton), that they use the whole can of pumpkin, and they are an equal match between the pumpkin and the bran. All in all a success. I will make them again. What else am I going to do with the rest of that box of all bran cereal?
I used raisins, not cranberries, but I think either would be good. I thought about putting nuts in them but decided that can wait for the pumpkin bread in October.
Baking season has begun. Butternut squash bisque can not be far behind.
Helpful link if the photo of the recipe above is straining your eyes: Pumpkin Bran Muffins
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