The Simplest Muffins (king Arthur Flour Recipe)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups king arthur whole wheat flour or 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• 1 -1 1/2 cup dried fruit or 1 -1 1/2 cup nuts or 1 -1 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
• 1/4 cup melted butter or 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 425°f lightly grease a 12-cup muffin pan; or line it with papers, greasing the papers.
• 2 whisk together the flour, oats (or hi-maize natural fiber), sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and additions of your choice: dried fruit, nuts, and/or chips.
• 3 in a separate bowl, whisk together the milk, vanilla, butter or oil, and eggs.
• 4 pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix until just blended.
• 5 scoop the batter into the prepared pan, filling each cup three-quarters full. sprinkle tops of muffins with coarse sparkling sugar, if desired.
• 6 bake the muffins for 15 to 18 minutes, till they're set and a light golden brown.
• 7 remove the muffins from the oven, and let rest in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out to cool completely on a rack. serve warm.