Apricot Oat Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/4 c. uncooked old-fashioned rolled oats
1 Tbsp. baking powder
3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 c. skim milk (room temperature)
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 Tbsp. canola oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 c. chopped dried apricots or other dried fruit (such as raisins, chopped dates or cherries)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0 and lightly butter or spray the muffin tin.
In a large bowl, stir together flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
In another bowl, stir together milk, egg, oil and vanilla until blended.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients; add milk mixture and stir just to combine.
Stir in apricots or other dried fruit.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of one muffin comes out clean.
Take muffins from oven and place on wire rack.
Cool for 5 minutes before removing muffins from cups.
Finish cooling on rack.
Makes 12 servings.