Oat Muffins

"What's Cookin' with the Democrats" and "What's Cookin' with the Republicans"
Published: Wednesday, July 3, 2002 12:00 a.m. MDT

Breads > Muffins > Oat Muffins

Ingredients

1 cup stone-ground whole wheat flour
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 carton (8 oz.) plain nonfat or lowfat yogurt
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 egg whites, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon molasses or brown sugar
1 cup raisins


Directions

Combine flour, oats, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, mix yogurt, oil egg whites, mollasses or brown sugar and raisins. Add to dry ingredients and mix lightly, just unitl moistened.

Pour batter into lightly greased or paper-lined muffin tins; bake at 375 degrees for 17-19 minutes. Makes 1 dozen muffins. From Senator Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico.

Each serving contains 130 calories; 7 gm fat; 72 mg sodium; 1 mg cholesterol.