Quick Bread Recipe ✓ Orange Oatmeal Muffins

These are moist muffins with a hint of orange flavoring in it. I received this recipe from my great aunt at the time I was married.

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats
• ½ cup orange juice
• ½ cup boiling water
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup packed brown sugar
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup raisins

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease or paper-line muffin pans.
2. In a small bowl soak oats in orange juice and water for 15 minutes.
3. In a large bowl cream together butter or margarine and sugars. Beat in eggs and oat mixture.
4. 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.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories246.9
• carbohydrateContent39.3 g
• cholesterolContent51.3 mg
• fatContent9.1 g
• fiberContent1.5 g
• proteinContent3.6 g
• saturatedFatContent5.2 g
• sodiumContent361.8 mg
• sugarContent23.7 g