Buttermilk Spice Cereal Muffins

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 22 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal (not instant)
• 1 cup crushed shredded wheat cereal
• 1 cup all-bran cereal
• 1 cup shortening (can use 1 cup oil)
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups splenda granular
• 5 teaspoons baking soda
• 5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 quart buttermilk
• 4 eggs
• 5 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups hot water
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 3 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 pour hot water over the three cereals: set aside.
• 3 mix flour, baking powder, salt and soda: set aside.
• 4 cream shortening and sugar, the consistency will be similar to corn meal.
• 5 add eggs, mixing well until no bright yellow specks are left. will still be a consistency like corn meal. add dry ingredients and mix well. add buttermilk and mix well until batter is smooth like a thick cake batter.
• 6 cereal mixture will be one huge clump, add to batter in small clumps, beating until there are no clumps left and mixture is well blended into batter.
• 7 bake in muffin/cupcake liners or in a well greased muffin tin for 22 – 24 minutes until light golden brown.