Toasted Oat Muffins With Apricots, Dates, And Walnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup rolled oats
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground allspice
1/3 cup toasted walnuts, chopped
1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
1/3 cup chopped dates
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 cup buttermilk
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a muffin tin or line with paper liners.
Spread oats on a rimmed baking sheet and place in the preheating oven until toasted and fragrant, 5 to 8 minutes.
Mix toasted oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and allspice in a large bowl. Add walnuts, apricots, and dates.
Whisk melted butter, buttermilk, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Pour over the flour mixture and mix briefly until batter is combined. Scoop batter into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool.