Cranberry Bran Muffins

I tried this recipe this morning and I thought they were good. I served them to the day care kids for snack this morning and 5 of the 7 got eaten. Of course there's two little girls who won't eat anything that doesn't look familiar....... I'd say they passed the test!

Cranberry Bran Muffins (30 minutes)

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2 cups bran cereal (All-Bran or 100% Bran) 3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1/2 cup unsulphured dark molasses

1/3 cup vegetable oil

2 large eggs

1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda, sieved

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup dried cranberries

1 cup chopped, peeled, cored apples (1 large apple)

Preheat the oven to 400°. Lightly butter 12 muffin cups or coat with nonstick cooking spray.

Whisk together the bran cereal, milk, applesauce, molasses, oil and eggs in a medium bowl until blended. Let stand for 5 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt;stir until well blended. Add the Cranberries and apple; toss to coat. Add the bran mixture to the dry ingredients; fold just until evenly moistened Do no overmix.

Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Cool on a wire rack before removing from pan.