Bran Muffins

3 cups wheat bran (separate into 1 cup and 2 cups)
1 cup boiling water
½ cup margarine or butter, melted
1 ½ cups sugar, brown or white
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups buttermilk
2 ½ cups flour
2 ½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Pour boiling water over 1 cup of wheat bran, add margarine and let sit while you mix everything else. Mix dry ingredients together. Combine with wet ingredients adding the hot bran last. Bake as needed at 400’F for about 20 minutes. Batter lasts up to five weeks in the fridge.