Thyme And Onion Muffins

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme (or dried sage)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup oat bran
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup milk

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add in onion and cook 4-5 minutes, stirring several times until tender; remove from heat.
• 3 crumble thyme leaves into the saucepan and stir into the butter.
• 4 heat oven to 400°; grease muffin cups, or use foil or paper baking cups.
• 5 thoroughly mix flour, oat bran, baking powder, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
• 6 beat egg in a small bowl; whisk in milk.
• 7 add onion and herb mixture; pour over dry ingredients.
• 8 mix gently with a rubber spatula, just until dry ingredients are moistened.
• 9 scoop batter into muffin cups.
• 10 bake 20-25 minutes, until tinged with brown and no longer damp in the center.
• 11 cool in pans for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack.