hungry poodle

1 cup whole wheat flour
2/3 cup unprocessed wheat bran
1/4 t. salt
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cinnamon
1/4 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup raisins, chopped

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 12-muffin tin with cooking spray.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, bran, salt, baking soda and cinnamon and set aside.

Using a hand-held electric mixer, cream butter and brown sugar in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved. Add egg and beat thoroughly. Add 1/3 bran mixture and 1/3 cup buttermilk and mix until just combined. Repeat, alternating with remaining bran mixture and buttermilk. Fold in raisins.

Fill each muffin cup about 2/3 full with batter and bake until browned, about 15 to 20 minutes. If using mini-muffin cups, this recipe yields about 30 mini-muffins, which bake for about 10 minutes.

Makes 12 muffins or approximately 30 mini-muffins

Poodles per large muffin: 3
Poodles per mini-muffin: 1