Bread Recipe #44 - Maple Oatmeal Muffins

These muffins are a little on the dry side, but by splitting one in half and drizzling a little warm maple syrup over it, it becomes a delicious breakfast treat. Ingredients: 1 cup quick-cooking or regular rolled oats, 1/2 cup milk, 1 cup all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 3/4 cup pure maple syrup, 1/4 cup butter, melted, 1 egg, lightly beaten, 1/2 cup chopped pecans. Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a twelve 2 1/2-inch muffin pan or line with paper bake cups; set aside. In a medium bowl, combine oats and milk; let stand for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside. Stir maple syrup, melted butter and egg into oats mixture. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold half of the pecans into the batter. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each two-thirds full. Sprinkle with remaining nuts. Bake in preheated 400 degree oven for 15-18 minutes or until tops are golden and a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in muffin cups on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from muffins cups; serve warm. Makes 12 muffins. www.recipe.com "Rolling in the dough!"