Description
These are moist muffins with a hint of orange flavoring in it. I received this recipe from my great aunt at the time I was married.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½ cup orange juice
- ½ cup boiling water
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup raisins (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease or paper-line muffin pans.
- In a small bowl soak oats in orange juice and water for 15 minutes.
- In a large bowl cream together butter or margarine and sugars. Beat in eggs and oat mixture.
- In a separate bowl
- blend flour
- baking powder
- soda
- salt
- and nutmeg. Stir into batter. Stir in vanilla and raisins. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pans
- filling 2/3 full.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until golden brown
- about 20 minutes.
Servings: 12