The Simplest Muffins

Add whatever fruit or nuts (or chocolate chips?!) you like to this tasty whole-grain muffin recipe.

2 cups King Arthur White Whole Wheat Flour or Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
1/2 cup rolled oats or Hi-maize® Natural Fiber
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup dried fruit: raisins, cranberries, diced apples, or the dried fruit or other additions of your choice
1 cup milk
1/4 cup melted butter or vegetable oil
3 large eggs

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan.

Whisk together the flour, oats or Hi-maize Natural Fiber, sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and additions of your choice. In a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, butter or oil, and eggs. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix until just blended; a few lumps are OK.

Scoop the batter into the prepared pan, filling each cup three-quarters full. Bake the muffins for 15 to 18 minutes, till they're set and a light golden brown. Remove them from the oven, and let rest in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out to cool completely on a rack. Serve warm. Yield: 12 muffins.

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