Cereal Muffins

Whether you are a student or a harried mother trying to get ten things done at once, here is an easy recipe that can see you through a week of frantic mornings. Cereal Muffins 2 1/2 cups dry cereal (think bran cereal or even some fun cereals here) 1 quart buttermilk 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup butter (that's two sticks) 4 eggs 5 cups all-purpose flour 5 teaspoons baking soda Raisins, nuts . . . optional Cream sugar, butter, eggs and 1/4th of the buttermilk in a large mixing bowl. Add flour, baking soda, the rest of the buttermilk and the cereal and mix to just combine. Fill paper-lined muffin cups 2/3 full and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 15-20 minutes. Mixure will keep in a sealed container in the refrigerator for a week. Ideas to change/improve recipe. Vanilla extract has yet to hurt most any muffin recipe. Cinnamon takes muffins to a whole, new level. Soaking the raisins in juice or brandy does a muffin good. Grating some lemon or orange zest into the batter puts you on superior baker level.