These muffins are definitely The Best Bakery Style Bran Muffins you can ever make. These almost healthy muffins are fluffy, soft, and flavourful and make a perfect snack or breakfast item.
About This Recipe
- These flavourful muffins are easy to make and are the perfect bakery-style ones.
- There are a few steps that you need to keep in mind when it comes to making humongous muffins. Make sure to follow these steps to have the perfect bakery-style muffins. Keep reading the recipe 😉
- The main ingredient reflected in the recipe name is Bran. Bran is particularly rich in dietary fibre and essential fatty acids and contains significant amounts of starch, protein, vitamins, and minerals. Wikipedia. With all the benefits of this rich ingredient, Fibre is the most important ingredient in making these muffins, which are the Best Bakery Style Bran Muffins.
- The other ingredients are simple and basic, and you may already have them in your pantry. They include all-purpose Flour, Oil, Butter, Eggs, Baking Powder, Cinnamon, Milk, Raisins, and Shredded Coconut.
- What I would like to talk about, is the variations of what you can add to this recipe. I used a combination of raisins and shredded coconut. The other options are Cranberries, Walnuts, or Almonds.
- To add more flavour, I used one teaspoon of Cinnamon which adds a warm undertaste to these muffins. Feel free to omit that or even add a small amount of Nutmeg. Adding any spice is totally optional.
How To Make The Best Bakery Style Bran Muffins
- One good thing about making muffins is that we do not need a hand mixer. This recipe comes together with just a hand whisk.
- Sift all dry ingredients and add the bran to the flour. Set aside.
- Whisk the eggs with melted butter, oil, and vanilla extract.
- Add in both sugars and keep whisking.
- Add in the milk and whisk.
- Add the dry ingredients and gently mix the mixture.
- At the end, add the raisins and shredded coconut.
How To Bake The Perfect Bakery-Style Muffins
1-Leave the batter on the counter for 15 minutes. Do the dishes while the batter is resting on the counter. Resting the batter helps to hydrate the flour and contributes to the fluffy and soft texture.
2-Line the muffin pan in every other cavity, leaving one empty cavity between two muffin liners. This allows the heat to get to each muffin evenly and properly.
3-Start your oven at a higher temperature, 425F, and bake the muffins for 5 to 7 minutes. Then bring the oven temperature down to 350F and keep baking them for another 13 to 15 minutes.
Let the muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer them to the cooling rack. Bran muffins are a perfect breakfast with a dollop of butter!
📖 Recipe
The Best Bakery Style Bran Muffins
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups All-purpose flour, Spooned and levelled
- 2 cups Wheat bran
- 2 teaspoon Baking powder
- ½ teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- ½ cup Oil
- 2 tablespoon Butter, Melted
- 2 Eggs, Room temperature
- ½ cup Granulated sugar
- ½ cup Dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
- 1 cup Raisins, Or dry cranberries
- ⅓ cup Shredded coconut
For Topping
- ⅓ cup Wheat bran
- ¼ cup Brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425℉, and line the muffin pans in every other cavity.
- Sift dry ingredients, then add the bran. Whisk them and set them aside.1¾ cups All-purpose flour, 2 teaspoon Baking powder, ½ teaspoon Baking soda, ½ teaspoon Salt, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, 2 cups Wheat bran
- Whisk the eggs with oil and melted butter. Add in vanilla extract.½ cup Oil, 2 tablespoon Butter, 2 Eggs, 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
- Add both sugars and whisk well.½ cup Granulated sugar, ½ cup Dark brown sugar
- Next, add dry ingredients and gently mix.
- Mix in the raisins and shredded coconut.1 cup Raisins, ⅓ cup Shredded coconut
- Leave the batter on the counter for 15 minutes. Do the dishes while the batter is resting on the counter. Resting the batter helps to hydrate the flour and contributes to the fluffy and soft texture.
- Line the muffin pan in every other cavity, leaving one empty cavity between two muffin liners. This allows the heat to get to each muffin evenly and properly.
- Mix the bran and brown sugar and sprinkle about 1 teaspoon on each muffin.⅓ cup Wheat bran, ¼ cup Brown sugar
- Start your oven at a higher temperature, 425F, and bake the muffins for 5 to 7 minutes. Then, bring the oven temperature down to 350F and bake them for another 13 to 15 minutes.
- Let the muffins cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer them to the cooling rack. Bran muffins are a perfect breakfast with a dollop of butter!
Maria says
I am not a fan of bran, but these muffins are absolutely delicious!