| Bran Surprise Muffins | | | | | | | |
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| For filling | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 oz cream cheese, softened | | 2 tbsp all-purpose flour | | | | |
| 1/3 cup sugar | | | 1 tsp vanilla | | | | | |
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| For batter | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour | | 3 1/2 cups raisin bran cereal | | | | |
| 1 cups sugar | | | 2 eggs, beaten lightly | | | | |
| 2 1/2 tsp baking soda | | 2 cups well-shaken buttermilk | | | |
| 1 tsp salt | | | | 1/2 cup vegetable oil | | | | |
| 1 tbsp cinnamon | | | 1/2 cup raisins | | | | | |
| 1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg | | | | | | | | |
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| Preheat oven to 400° F. and line twenty-four 1/2-cup muffin tins with paper liners. Make the filling. In a |
| small bowl stir together filling ingredients until well combined. For the batter, into a large bowl sift together |
| flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg and stir in cereal. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and |
| raisins, stirring just until combined well. Spoon 1 heaping tbsp batter into each tin and top with 2 tsp filling. |
| Spoon 1 heaping tbsp batter over filling, spreading to cover filling completely. Bake muffins in middle of |
| oven 20 to 25 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Makes 24. |