Great Grains Muffins

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup flour
• 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/3 cup cornmeal
• 1/3 cup oats
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled slightly
• 3/4 cup dried fruit (may mix dried cherries, raisins, and chopped prunes)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400*. line a muffin tin with paper cups.
• 2 mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl. in a separate bowl, combine the buttermilk with the maple syrup, eggs, and butter.
• 3 pour the liquids over the dry ingredients and stir until combined. don't overmix - these are muffins; they don't need to be real smooth. stir in the fruit.
• 4 spoon the batter into the muffin cups and bake for about 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into one of the muffins comes out clean. cool well before removing from the pan.
• 5 eat fresh or wrap and freeze for another time. these rewarm perfectly in the microwave, or you can just defrost them on the counter for an hour or so.