Pour boiling water over the real bran and let sit well you mix the rest of the ingredients. Cream oil,(Apple sauce), sugar(honey), Add buttermilk, soaked bran,flour, backing soda and salt. Mix al together with the All Bran Bake at 375 for 20 minutes. This makes a huge bowl of batter. Make only the amount of muffins you want then cover the remaining mixture and this can be sorted in the fridge for up to six weeks.