Mormon Muffins

Ingredients

• 2 cups boiling water
• 5 teaspoons baking soda
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 quart buttermilk
• 4 cups bran cereal (such as Kellogg's(R) All-Bran(R))
• 2 cups bran flakes cereal
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg