1 c. all bran cereal
1/4 c. milk
1 1/3 c. mashed ripe bananas
1 1/4 c. all purpose flour
1/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. chopped pitted dates
2 eggs
4 tbsp. melted butter
1 tsp. vanilla

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 12 cup muffin tin or line tin with cupcake liner. In a small bowl combine bran with milk and bananas. Set aside and let stand for 5 minutes.

In another bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and dates. Beat eggs, butter and vanilla into bran mixture and add to dry ingredients. Stir just until flour is moistened. (Butter will be bumpy.) Spoon into muffin cups. Bake 20 minutes or until golden.