- 1 cup dry oatmeal
- 1 cup sour milk or yogurt or
buttermilk (powdered buttermilk is fine)
- 1 medium egg
- 1/2 cup brown or white sugar
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1-1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon each baking soda & salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
In a large bowl combine the oatmeal and
buttermilk or sour milk. If you have the
chance, let it stand for a few minutes, for
the oatmeal to absorb some of the
buttermilk. Add the egg, sugar and oil. Beat
very well with a wire whisk. Add the flour,
baking soda, salt and baking powder. Mix
again, until all of the dry particles are
moistened. Do not over beat. It should only
take about a 20 or 30 strokes by hand to mix
it up enough. Spoon the batter into a dozen
well oiled muffin cups. Bake at 400 degrees
for about 20 minutes. Serve hot.
This recipe is one of the first I ever made
on my own, while babysitting at a neighbors
house. After I got home, I remembered it and
wrote it down the next day. The original
copy of this recipe survives, in my childish
handwriting among my file of favorite
recipes. If you like, you may add 1/2-cup of
raisins or a cup of chopped apple to the
batter, right after mixing in the flour. I
really like it with the raisins, but the
kids don't, so I don't add them as often as
I'd like. This is a very good breakfast
muffin and also nice in lunch boxes,
especially with the apple added.
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