Honey Bran Muffins

From my healthy and buff Washingtonian roommate Mary Wenneborg!

Makes 16 muffins

Ingredients

Dry

2 cups flour

2 cups unprocessed bran flakes

1/3 cup toasted wheat germ

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

Optional- 1/3 cup nuts, 1/3 cup flax seeds. 1/3 cup sunflower seeds (save some for sprinkling)

Honey Butter

1/2 cup butter (1 stick) at room temperature

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup honey

Wet

1 cup vanilla or Plain (add 2 teaspoons vanilla) Yogurt

1/2 cup milk/buttermilk

3 eggs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. In a big bowl stir dry ingredients.
3. In another bowl cream the butter, honey and brown sugar.
4. Beat in the wet ingredients into the honey butter mixture.
5. Mix the dry with the wet just until moistened and still lumpy.
6. Pour into muffin pan and sprinkle the tops with leftover flax and sunflower seeds.
7. Turn heat down to 350 degrees then bake for 18 minutes.
8. Serve warm with honey or freeze for a quick and healthy breakfast when you're in a rush!