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7-grain Cereal Muffins
Ingredients:
1 cup seven-grain cereal1 cup dried tart red cherries1/2 cup packed brown sugar1/4 cup cooking oil1-1/4 cups buttermilk1 cup whole wheat flour1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon ground ginger or 1 tablespoon crystallized ginger, finely chopped1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg1 egg, slightly beaten
Method:
Grease 12 muffin-top cups, six 3-1/4-inch (jumbo) muffin cups, or sixteen 2-1/2-inch muffin cups. (Or, line standard muffin cups with paper bake cups.) Set aside. In a medium bowl combine seven-grain cereal, dried cherries, brown sugar, and oil. Pour buttermilk over mixture; let stand for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine whole wheat flour, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. Make a well in the center of dry mixture; set aside.Stir beaten egg into buttermilk mixture. Add buttermilk mixture all at once to dry mixture. Stir just until moistened. Fill the muffin-top cups almost full or other muffin cups three-fourths full of batter.Bake in a 400 degree F oven about 12 minutes for muffin-top cups, about 20 minutes for 3-1/4-inch muffins, or 15 to 18 minutes for 2-1/2-inch muffins or until golden. Cool on a wire rack 5 minutes. Remove from cups; serve immediately. Makes 12 muffin tops, six 3-1/4-inch muffins, or sixteen 2-1/2-inch muffins.
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