Do You Know The Muffin Man?

I'm making muffins again.

Yes. You read that correctly. I'm doing my best Emeril impersonation and baking muffins for Sami's snack day tomorrow. I made a batch of these muffins last week for Emily's snack day and, of course, Sami wants to have the same. God forbid I send her to school with anything other than what Emy had. No need for originality when all you want is whatever your sister has.

In case you wanted to make a batch of these yourself, here's the recipe:

JJ's Bran Muffins

3 cups sugar
5 cups flour
2 tsp. salt
3 tsp. cinnamon
4 tsp. baking soda
(mix all these together in a very large bowl)

1 15oz. box of Raisin Bran
1 cup raisins
1 cup chocolate chips
(mix these together into the very large bowl)

Beat together:
4 eggs
4 cups buttermilk

Add:
1 cup melted butter

Mix all the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients by hand. Use a large wooded spoon if you have one.

Bake @ 400 degrees in greased muffin cups, 15-20 minutes

Keep batter in refrigerator and use as needed.



Dana had a version of this recipe and I changed it around a little. The kids love the muffins and they often ask for more. I guess the fiber benefit is just a throw in at this point.

Now that I've given you the recipe, I think I'm officially done blogging about food. Time to talk about neighbors making a porno or why some parents don't mind letting their 4 year olds play in traffic. Those topics are a little less formulaic and a lot more freewheeling. Should make for some interesting blogs.

I'd better go eat some of the muffins now to give me the strength I'll need to keep writing. Bon appetit!