Basic Oatmeal Muffin

Basic Oatmeal Muffins 

1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
1 cup milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1 well-beaten egg
1/4 cup salad oil or melted shortening

Preheat oven to 400. Grease a regular sized 12 section muffin tin and set aside. Combine oats and milk and let sit 5 minutes. Combine the remaining dry ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine. Add remaining wet ingredients to the oat/milk mixture and stir to combine. Add wet to dry. Stir just till moistened. Spoon into prepared muffin tin. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Cool slightly before removing from the tin. Cool on a wire rack.

* I double this recipe to make 12 Texas sized muffins.
* I add 1 cup of "extras" per recipe for fun like blueberries, raisins, walnuts, and cranberries, chopped dates, cinnamon and chunks of peeled and diced apple, etc.
* Sink a spoonful of your favorite jam into the middle of these muffins before baking for a soft sweet treat in the middle of the muffin after it bakes. I like apricot or raspberry.
* This is also yummy topped with brown sugar topping