Dakota’s Low Fat Oatmeal, Blueberry & Orange Muffins

By dmscott52

First made 5/2011.
Recipe from the book: The Friday Night Knitting Club, by Kate Jacobs

Ingredients

• 1 cup plain rolled oats
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon each of baking powder, baking soda and salt
• 1 1/2 cup flaked sweet coconut
• Grated rind of one large orange
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup liquid honey
• 3 tablespoons canola or extralight olive oil
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• Juice 1 orange and water to make one cup of liquid
• 1 to 1 1/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Preparation

Step 1

directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2

Line a muffin tin with paper cups.

3

Combine the dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl: oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

4

Add the coconut flakes and orange rind to the dry ingredients

5

Get a separate bowl and beat the egg. Then incorporate the wet ingredients: honey, oil, vinegar, juice and the water.

6

Add the wet ingredients to the dry mix and stir until just moist.

7

Fold in the blueberries.

8

Pour batter into muffin cups, being careful not to let any batter spill onto the tin.

9

Bake in a preheated oven 20-25 minutes. (check to see if the muffins are fully baked by inserting a toothpick before removing from the oven; the toothpick should come out clean)

10

Remove muffins from the pan and cool on a wire rack.

Source: Alicia Gimenez