Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     3/4  cup           Milk
   1 1/2  cups          Shreds of wheat bran cereal
   1                    Egg
     1/2  cup           Pitted chopped dates
     1/3  cup           Chopped nuts
     1/2  cup           Vegetable oil
     1/3  cup           Molasses
   1 1/4  cups          All-purpose* or whole -- Wheat flour
   3      teaspoons     Baking powder
   1      teaspoon      Salt

Preparation:

*if using self-rising flour omit Baking powder and salt. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease bottoms only of 12 medium muffin cups, 2-1/2 X 1-1/4 inches, or line with paper baking cups. Pour milk on cereal in medium bowl and let stand 1 minute. Beat in egg, dates, nuts, oil and molasses. Mix remaining ingredients. Stir into cereal mixture all at once just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy). Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Bake about 20 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan.

Nutritional Information:

230 CALORIES PER MUFFIN.