Oatmeal Muffins

1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

1/2 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 cup milk

1/3 cup vegetable oil or softened butter

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Heat oven to 400°F.  Lightly grease a standard muffin pan, or line the pan with papers and grease the papers.

In a large bowl, stir together flour, oats, sugar, salt and baking powder. In a separate bowl, beat together the milk, oil or butter, eggs, and vanilla.  Gently stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, mixing only enough to blend. Spoon the batter into 12 muffin cups.

Bake the muffins for 20 minutes, or until they're golden brown. Remove them from the pan and cool completely on a rack.

Makes 12 muffins.

From King Arthur Flour