Granny Smith & Cranberry Bran Muffins

I like moist bran muffins. Adding shredded tart apples adds a lot of moisture to a healthy muffin. This muffin recipe has 1 and 1/2 cups of wheat bran. The added tartness of the dried cranberries makes this a tasty healthy choice in the morning.

1 1/2 cups of unprocessed wheat bran
1/4 cup of room temperature butter
1/2 cup of boiling water
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt

3/4 cup of light brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 granny smith apples grated
2 tablespoons of dried cranberries
sliced almonds to top muffins

Mix the boiling water and the wheat bran and let stand until cool. Now in a mixer cream the butter and brown sugar. Mix  in the egg and now add in the bran mixture. Add in the dry ingredients and the  vanilla & buttermilk. Then stir in the grated apple and dried cranberries. Fill a muffin tin with the batter and top with sliced almonds. Bake the muffins in a preheated 400 degree oven for 15 minutes.