Cherry Oatmeal Muffins

Cherry Oatmeal Muffins I

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 1/4 cup quick cooking oats
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
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• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 slightly beaten egg
• 1 cup frozen tart cherries, thawed, halved and drained

Directions

Grease 12 muffin cups or line with paper bake cups; set aside. Stir together flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Make a well in the center. Stir together buttermilk, oil, and egg in another bowl. Add egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Stir just till moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in cherries. Spoon batter into muffin cups; fill 3/4 full. Bake in a 400 degrees F oven for 20-22 minutes or till golden. cool in pans on wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from pans; serve warm. Makes 12.

By Robin from Washington, IA

Cherry Oatmeal Muffins II

Ingredients

• 1 cup old fashioned quick cooking oats, uncooked
• 1 cup flour
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• 1/2 firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1 cup frozen cherries, coarsely chopped

Directions

Put oats, flour, sugar, baking powder and nutmeg in bowl. Mix well. In separate bowl, combine buttermilk, egg, oil, almond extract. Mix and pour mixture into oat mixture, stirring just until moistened. Add in cherries (cherries can be added frozen, if desired). Mix all of this really well and add to muffin tins filling about 2/3 full. Sprinkle with granulated sugar and bake at 400 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.

By IMAQT1962 from ILLINOIS