Oat Muffins

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup oats	1/2 cup oat bran (or flaxseed meal)
1 cup flour (whole wheat)	1 t cinnamon
1 t baking soda	1/4 t salt
1 t baking powder

1 cup fruit	1/2 - 1 cup milk (less for moister fruits like bananas)
1/2 cup brown sugar	1 egg white (or 1 1/2 t egg replacer + 2T water or canola oil)
1/2 cup walnuts (optional)	2 t vanilla

Directions

Preheat oven to 400. Lightly grease (Pam) 12 muffin tins (or line with paper cups). Combine dry ingredients. Add remaining ingredients. Spread evenly. Bake muffins about 15-20 minutes until light brown.

Notes

This recipe is from the back of the Quaker Oat's box.

Good fruits are bananas (use 2 and mash them well), apples, cranberries, or canned cherries. "Dry" fruits (like apples) need the 1 cup of milk. "Wet" fruits (like bananas) need only about 1/2 cup milk. If in doubt use 1 cup milk. Cherry muffins are good with slivered almonds and 1 t almond oil/extract (use only 1 t vanilla). Good to add 1 t allspice with apple muffins.

Variations

Can add topping of 1 T brown sugar, 1 T margarine (melted), 1/3 cup oats before baking but I usually don't bother.