PRE-PREP:
- Place oven rack in middle of oven
- Preheat oven to 425
- Grease muffin tin
MUFFIN MIXTURE:
- 1 cup sifted flour, white or unbleached
- ½ cup sugar, white
- 2 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup oats, quick or old fashioned
- ½ cup raisins
- ¼ cup nuts, chopped (walnuts/pecans)
- ¾ cup milk
- ¼ cup vegetable oil or melted margarine
- 1 egg, beaten
TOPPING:
Mix together & set aside:
- 2 Tbsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp sugar
PREPARATION:
- Sift flour, sugar, baking powder & salt together in large bowl.
- Add oats, raisins & nuts to the flour ingredient bowl.
- Combine milk, oil & eggs and add them to the flour ingredient bowl.
- MIX ONLY UNTIL DRY INGREDIENTS ARE MOST!!
- Fill greased muffin tin cups ½ full.
- Sprinkle sugar/cinnamon mixture over tops of uncooked muffins.
- Put in 425 oven for about 15 minutes.
- Done when nicely tan.
- Turn muffins out on a rack – don’t leave them in the hot tin very long.
VARIATION:
Fill muffin tin cups ¼ full with mixture, THEN put a dab of your favorite jam/jelly on top.
Finish filling the muffin tin cup till about ½ or so full.
Sprinkle sugar/cinnamon mixture over tops and bake.