Six-Week Muffins

Ingredients

  • 1 box Raisin Bran cereal (15-18 ounce size)
  • 3 cups granulated white sugar
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 5 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 quart buttermilk

Method

  1. Mix the cereal, sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
  2. Add the vegetable oil, eggs, and buttermilk to the dry ingredients and mix well.
  3. Store this batter in a covered container in the refrigerator and use as needed — the batter will keep for up to six weeks.

To bake

  1. Preheat the oven to 375-400 F
  2. Filled greased muffin cups ⅔ full and bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  3. Yield: 5 dozen muffins
Source: Originally provided by my aunt, Ann Lord Bonney, but I lost it somewhere, and a replacement was proved by Nan Herbst from a Bed and Breakfast cookbook.