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The Intermediate Eater: There's no muffin' breakfast with these recipes (JOHN OWEN, 1/25/06, THE Seattle POST-INTELLIGENCER)

OATMEAL MUFFINS
MAKES 12

* 1 cup old fashioned oatmeal
* 1 cup buttermilk
* 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 1/2 cup canola oil
* 1 egg, beaten
* 1 cup flour
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt (or not)

Dump the buttermilk over the oatmeal in a mixing bowl and let sit for 30 minutes. Add the sugar, oil and egg, stir again, then toss in the remaining ingredients and stir once more only until everything is moist. If you decide to add some raisins or dried cranberries, that won't make you a bad person.

Spoon into a greased or papered muffin tin and bake 20-25 minutes in a 400-degree oven.