Bran Muffins from the novel Blackberry Crumble

3 and 1/2 cups All Bran
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup butter (I use canola oil and it works fine.)
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups buttermilk
2 and 1/2 cups flour
2 and 1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350. Line muffin cups.
Soak 1 cup of All Bran cereal in 1 cup of boiling water and stir until evenly blended. Set aside.
Cream butter and sugar. Beat eggs in one at a time.
Then add buttermilk and soaked All Bran mix.
Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Blend just until moist. Fold in rest of All Bran and two cups of additions.
Spoon batter in muffins papers--fill to top. Bake 30-35 minutes. (Mine are done in 29-30 minutes). It makes 2 to 2 1/2 dozen. It's easy to cut the recipe in half and you get about 14 muffins.

Additions:
1 and 1/2 cup blueberries
1 c. chocolate chips (I use mini chips)
1/2 c. pecan
1 c. craisins
1 c. chopped dates
1 c. fresh cranberries
1 and 1/2 cups chopped apples
1/2 c. coconut
1 c. drained pineapple tidbits.