Sunday Morning Muffins

Ah, there is nothing in the world like a giant fresh-baked muffin making the kitchen smell truly like home on a Sunday morning. The margarine melts in your mouth like sunshine...even if there was none to be seen outside, it's not so bad with a giant muffin!

I have one of those 6-muffin rubbery pans that claims to have an easy extraction feature (not for me). It does wash up pretty quick though.

This oatmeal recipe isn't perfect, but, the muffins come out really good, and in the end, isn't that what's really important? It's also heart-healthy :)
My husband loves to take them to work for coffee-break.

Giant Sunday Morning Muffins
Ingredients:
1 1/2 C old fashioned rolled oats (not instant)
1 C milk (I use 2%)
1 large egg
1/2 C brown sugar
1/2 C margarine, melted and cooled (I use Blue Bonnet Light)
1 C flour
1/2 t. salt
1 t. baking powder
1/2 t. baking soda
3/4 C dried fruit
1 t. cinnamon, or double for more of a cinnamon kick!

In a small bowl, soak the oats in the milk
In a larger bowl, combine the egg, sugar, and margarine
Add the cinnamon
Mix in the flour, salt, baking powder and soda
Add the bowl of soaked oats and milk (oats will not have absorbed all the milk, that's OK, pour it all in)
Now add the dried fruit (I used a half split of dried apple which I chopped and raisons)

Pour into greased muffin cups, sprinkle the tops with cinnamon and sugar for that wonderful sweet top
Bake at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes, cool in pan
If you try to remove them too soon, they will crumble apart, so if you are set on having hot-warm muffins, use cupcake papers instead.

I made these again with dried cranberries, raisons and used cinnamon, a little bit of nutmeg and a tiny pinch of ground cloves, Mmmmmm. Husband approved-hahaha. I think we'll fight over the last one!