Crunchy Bran Muffins
["1 1/2 c. shreds of wheat bran cereal", "1 c. hot milk", "1 c. Gold Medal all-purpose flour *", "1/3 c. packed brown sugar", "1/3 c. margarine or butter, softened", "2 tsp. baking powder", "1/4 tsp. salt", "1 egg", "Crunchy Topping (recipe follows)"]
["Heat oven to 400\u00b0.", "Grease bottoms only of 12 medium 2 1/2 x 1 1/4-inch muffin cups."]
["cereal", "hot milk", "Gold Medal all-purpose", "brown sugar", "margarine", "baking powder", "salt", "egg", "Crunchy Topping"]