SWEET BRAN MUFFINS
2½ cups sifted enriched flour
2 teaspoons double-acting or 3 teaspoons cream of tartar baking powder
½ teaspoon soda
1½ teaspoons salt
1½ cups bran
1 egg, beaten
1 cup GRANDMA’S MOLASSES
¾ cup milk
¼ cup shortening, melted
Heat oven to 400° F. (moderately hot). Sift together first four ingredients. Add bran. Mix egg, molasses, milk, and shortening; add to flour-bran mixture. Stir only until blended. Fill well-greased muffin pans ¾ full. Bake 20 minutes or until done.
YIELD: 16 large or 24 small muffins.