Starbucks Bran Muffins

This recipe is a healthy muffin just like the ones served at your favorite coffee shop. Combine it with yogurt and fruit for a full breakfast meal. 
Ingredients :

• 2¹⁄2 cups flour 
• 2 teaspoons baking soda 
• 1¹⁄2 teaspoons salt 
• 2 cups crushed bran cereal 
• ¹⁄2 cup chopped dried apple 
• ¹⁄2 cup dried cherries 
• 1 cup boiling water 
• ¹⁄2 cup softened unsalted butter 
• 1 cup sugar 
• ¹⁄2 cup honey 
• 2 large eggs 
• 2 cups buttermilk 
• ¹⁄2 cup walnut pieces 

1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a muffin tin with baking cups. 
2. In a small bowl, stir flour, baking soda, and salt. 
3. In another bowl, combine bran cereal and dried fruit with the boiling water. 
4. In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Gradually beat in sugar, honey, and eggs. 
5. Add the buttermilk to the butter mixture and beat in. Then add the flour mixture, then bran mixture, and the 
6. walnuts. 
7. Divide the batter into the lined muffin tins. 
8. Bake muffins for 20 minutes.