“Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint you can on it.”
-Danny Kaye
…Because you only get one shot at life and you never know how long you’ve got left…
Mmmmmm Delicious!!! Saturday, Jan 31 2009
recipes 9:17 am
I like big muffin trays because I don't have to take extra trips to the kitchen for more!
I absolutely must have breakfast every morning or it throws everything off kilter for the entire day. For the past couple of years I have made oatmeal a part of my typical breakfast routine, but it’s not often that I can resist a yummy baked treat (like a muffin). Because I like to make sure that my husband eats breakfast as well, I have figured out that baking a tray of muffins on Sunday evening will ensure he gets something healthy and nutritious to start off his workday too (unless he eats them all on Sunday– which has happened before). One of my favorite bloggers, Lindsay, also happens to share my love of all things oat-related.
Here’s a healthy, comforting, and delicious muffin recipe you should try (they sort of taste like moist banana bread):
Banana Oatmeal Muffins
Yield: 12 large muffins
Bake: in 400ºF oven for 20 minutes
1 1/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup yogurt, plain low fat
1/2 cup milk, low fat
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup sunflower oil
2 large bananas, ripe, mashed
1 egg, large, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cup oat flour
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
Instructions
In a bowl mix together rolled oats, yogurt and milk. Let soak for 10 minutes.
Mix oat flour, salt, spices, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl.
Add brown sugar, mashed banana, egg and oil to rolled oats mixture. Mix well.
NOTE: If you don’t have any oat flour on hand (who does?), you can make it yourself by putting old fashioned rolled oats into a food processor and grinding them up until they become the texture of flour. About 1.5 cups of oats = 1 cup of oat flour.
Add dry ingredients to the rolled oats mixture. Mix well. Fill greased or paper lined muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake for approximately 20 minutes.
Enjoy.
…Because oatmeal is one of those things you just can’t get enough of…
