2 c. All Bran cereal
2 c. boiling water
1 c. oil
3 c. sugar
4 eggs, or 6 egg whites
1 qt. buttermilk
5 c. flour
4 c. bran flakes
5 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. salt; optional

Pour boiling water over All Bran; set aside to cool. Combine oil and sugar. Add eggs, buttermilk, and cooled bran mixture. Combine flour, bran flakes, soda and salt; add to above mixture. Store batter in 1 gallon glass jar in refrigerator (will keep for 6 weeks). Line muffin tins (or grease). Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

When baking each batch, you may add nuts, raisins, dates, etc.