Bran Muffins

1-1/2 cups Bran
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup oil
1 egg
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 cup white flour
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

(Note: 1 cup milk with 1 tbsp. lemon juice may be substituted for the buttermilk)

Grease muffin tins and preheat oven to 400F. Mix buttermilk with bran, let stand while beating together oil, egg, sugar, and vanilla. Mix together with buttermilk-bran mixture. Sift dry ingredients together, then quickly stir into other mixture. Add raisins. Spoon into greased muffin tins. Bake at 400F for about 15 minutes. Makes 1 dozen.

Cindy Schow