Boxcar Brown Bread

Boxcar Brown Bread

2 loaves (or 5 mini loaves...or 30 muffins)

Ingredients

3 cups raisin bran cereal (I used stale Honey Bunches of Oats with Almonds)

1 stick softened margarine

1 cup hot water

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

2 eggs

3 cups flour (I used whole wheat flour no problem)

2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups milk

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

2 more cups raisin bran cereal (again, Honey Bunches of Oats)

1) Preheat over to 350 degrees F.

2) Spray the bread pans with no-stick cooking spray. Set aside.

3) Pour hot water over the first 3 cups of cereal and margarine in a mixing bowl.

4) Add brown sugar, eggs, flour, baking soda, milk, lemon juice, and cinnamon.

5) Mix with a wire whisk or electric mixer until smooth.

6) Mix in the last 2 cups of brain cereal.

7) Pour the batter, evenly divided, into the bread pans (or muffin tins).

8) Put the pans into the oven and bake for 50 minutes. Poke a toothpick into the center to see if they're done. If not, bake the bread for 5 to 10 minutes more and test again.

9) Let the bread cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Then remove from the pans and let the bread cool on a wire rack.

10) The bread will be easier to cut the day after it is baked.

This recipe can also be made into 2 1/2 dozen muffins. Bake them in paper-lined cups for 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.