2 c. All-Bran
2 c. boiling water
1 c. shortening, melted
3 c. sugar
4 eggs, beaten
1 qt. buttermilk
5 c. flour
5 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. salt
4 c. Bran Flakes or Raisin Bran

Pour boiling water over All-Bran and let stand. Mix sugar with shortening. Beat in eggs and buttermilk. Add wet bran. Combine flour, most of Bran Flakes, soda and salt. Stir into above ingredients. Mixture thickens as it stands.

Bake however many muffins you want.

Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes. Store rest of the batter in covered container. Allow room for expansion. Will keep for 6 weeks.