1 cup boiling water, 1 3/4 cups All Bran cereal (Bran Buds), 1 t. cinnamon, 1 t. vanilla extract, 1 cup raisins, 1 cup granulated maple sugar, 1/2 cup sunflower seed oil, 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour, 1 1/4 t.baking soda, 3/4 t. baking powder, 1 1/2 t. salt, 1 large egg, 1 cup buttermilk, 3/4 cup orange juice.
Place All Bran cereal in a large mixing bowl and pour boiling water over and stir. Add raisins and continue to stir. Add granulated maple sugar and sunflower seed oil and vanilla extract, stir to combine. Add cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir to combine. Set aside. In another smaller bowl beat the egg and add both buttermilk and orange juice beating together. Empty into the large bowl with cereal mixture and blend. Add the whole wheat flour and stir to combine. Once combined empty into a glass bowl that has a rubber sealing lid. Place in fridge and leave overnight (24 hours). The next day you can make the muffins. The batter will be thick. Grease either regular muffin pans or a mini muffin pan. Fill full to top (can be mounded) and bake @ 375 degrees. See below for times to bake.
Regular muffins about (12 - 14) take about 35 - 40 minutes to bake. Makes about 36 - 38 Mini muffins and takes about 16 minutes to bake. Cool and refrigerate in a air tight container. Kept refrigerated they stay fresh a couple weeks. Can also be frozen in freezer bags. Enjoy! Note: for those that do not want sugar a good substitute is 1 T. Munkfruit.
