Oatmeal and Prune Muffins
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/3 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
- 1 cup chopped pitted prunes
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
- 1 large egg, beaten lightly
- In a bowl sift together the flour, the sugar, the baking powder, the salt, and the baking soda and stir in the oats and the prunes.
- In another bowl whisk together the buttermilk, the butter, the molasses, and the egg, add the mixture to the flour mixture, and stir the batter until it is just combined.
- Divide the batter among 12 well-buttered 1/3-cup muffin tins and bake the muffins in the middle of a preheated 400F.
- oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until they are golden and springy to the touch.
- Turn the muffins out onto a rack and let them cool.
flour, sugar, doubleacting baking powder, salt, baking soda, quickcooking, prunes, buttermilk, unsalted butter, unsulfured molasses, egg
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/oatmeal-and-prune-muffins-13184 (may not work)