Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Mother's Day-Simply Easy Oatmeal Muffins

This is a simple, healthy and nutritious muffin recipe that I made for Mother's Day. Here are some added healthy tips:
1. Instead of vegetable oil, I used natural, organic apple sauce
2. Instead of white sugar, I used brown sugar
3. Instead of milk, I used unsweetened soy milk. You can also use rice or almond milk.

Easy Oatmeal Muffins
Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1 cup quick cooking oats
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2. In a small bowl, combine milk and oats; let soak for 15 minutes.
3. In a separate bowl, beat together egg and oil; stir in oatmeal mixture. In a third bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into wet ingredients, just until combined. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups until cups are 2/3 full.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean.