APPLE-OATMEAL MUFFINS

By foodiva

Ingredients

• PREP TIME
• 10 mins
• COOK TIME
• 25 mins
• TOTAL TIME
• 35 mins2 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 2 “large” eggs
• 1/3 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
• 1 unpeeled medium size tart apple such as a pippin or granny smith, grated
• choice of flavor additions, below
• 1 cup whole wheat flour OR 1 cup gluten-free flour
• 2/3 cup unbleached flour OR 2/3 cup almond flour, if making gluten free muffins
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 3/4 tsp. salt

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from cookiemadness.net

Preparation

Step 1

Instructions
In a large bowl, combine buttermilk, oats, eggs, sugar, apple, and your choice of optional flavor additions below. Soak the mixture overnight so it will be ready at breakfast, or soak the oats for a few hours so that the oats will absorb the milk.
Combine flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Sift. Set aside until ready to mix.
In the morning, or whenever you're ready to mix the batter, preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 12 ct. muffin tin very well, or line it with paper muffin. Fold sifted dry ingredients gently into buttermilk mixture until just combined. Do not over-mix.
Fill muffin tins (easy with an ice cream scoop). Bake 25 - 30 minutes, until brown and fragrant. Loosen from tins immediately. These muffins keep well for several days, and can be frozen.
Flavor additions: 1 cup fresh blueberries, plus grated zest of 1 orange or lemon, 2/3 cup raisins and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, 1 cup fresh cranberries (ADD 1/3 cup white sugar), 2/3 cup dried cherries or cranberries & 1/2 cup chopped pecans. -- You get the idea, make up your own combos!

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