Pomegranate Orange Muffins
Total Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 14
Ingredients:
1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup apple/orange juice
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 cup applesauce (or typically, 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 pomegranate (seeds only)
1-2 tablespoons orange zest
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease muffin pans.
In a small bowl, soak oats in orange juice and water for 15 minutes.
In a large bowl, cream together butter, vanilla, and sugar.
Beat in eggs and oat mixture.
In a separate bowl, blend flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and nutmeg. Stir into batter. Stir in pomegranate seeds and orange zest. Spoon batter into prepared muffin pans, filling almost to the top.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Recipe courtesy of Pinch of Yum.com