Cinnamon muffins

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup sour cream

TOPPING
1/4 cup butter, melted

cinnamon mixture
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbs. cinnamon

Directions:
Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Mix in vanilla. In another bowl whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Mix it gradually into the wet mixture, alternating with the sour cream. Bake at 350 degrees for 17 min.

Let cool for 5 minutes, then dip in butter and then cinnamon mixture.

Yields approx. 16 muffins

Variation: Bake as a cake in a 9 by 13 pan. (Cook for 20 min). Spread melted butter then cinnamon mixture on top.

Classic Bran Muffins

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups wheat bran (from a box of Bran flakes cereal)

1 cup buttermilk  (or 1 cup milk and 1 Tbs lemon juice)

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 egg

2/3 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.

Mix together wheat bran and buttermilk; let stand for 10 minutes.

Beat together oil, egg, sugar and vanilla and add to buttermilk/bran mixture. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into buttermilk mixture, until just blended. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tins.

Regular size muffins - bake for 15 to 20 minutes, mini muffins about 7- 8 min. or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool and enjoy! Makes about 1 dozen.