Best Bran Muffins Ever

Combine half cup of the bran with a half cup of boiling water and let it steep. In a separate bowl combine the rest of the bran with the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, oats, and wheat germ.

In a third bowl - a really big one, with a cover, if you have one - blend together the honey and the margarine.

Add the eggs, molasses and vanilla. Now, to the steeping bran bowl, add the pumpkin. Now you have 3 mixtures, and you want to add the dry mix and the pumpkin mix to the molasses mix alternating between the two a little at a time until you’re done.

So, add some dry mix, mix, add some pumpkin mix, mix, and so on. Add all the mix ins until the batter is as chunky as you want it. If you can let the batter sit overnight, that’s best. If not, no worries.

Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes. Let cool.