Orange Oatmeal Muffins - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup white sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup raisins (optional)

Preparation

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.