Refrigerator Bran Muffins

Ingredients

• 4 cups bran flakes cereal
• 2 cups wheat bran cereal , such as Kellogg's® All-Bran®
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2.5 cups white sugar
• 1.5 cups shortening
• 4 eggs
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 5 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 quart buttermilk

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease three 24-cup mini-muffin tins or line with paper liners.

2. 2

   Combine bran flakes and bran cereal in a heat-proof bowl. Cover with boiling water; stir and let sit until softened.

3. 3

   Beat sugar, shortening, and eggs together in a very large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy.

4. 4

   Sift flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture. Stir in softened bran; mix until evenly incorporated.

5. 5

   Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin pans.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 15 minutes.