Bran muffins

These have become something that I make fairly often.  We enjoy them for breakfast and snacks.  A pan of twelve only lasts a few days around us...

(found on allreceipes.com)

1 1/2 cups wheat bran

1 cup buttermilk

*I never have buttermilk - substitute it by measuring out 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice into a measuring cup and filling the remaining part of the cup with milk

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 egg

2/3 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2. Mix together wheat bran and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes.
3. Beat together oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and add to buttermilk/bran mixture. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into buttermilk mixture, until just blended. Fold in raisins and spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.
4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.

Smear a little cream cheese on top...

mmm...hmm...