Berry Tasty Muffins
Prep time: about 40 minutes
Recipe makes: 12 muffins
What you need:
- 1 c. flour
- 1 c. oatmeal
- 3 tbsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 c. blueberries, washed
- 1 egg
- 1 c. milk
- 1/4 c. vegetable oil
- nonstick cooking spray
Equipment and supplies:
- oven (you'll need help from your adult assistant)
- mixing spoon
- 2 large bowls
- fork
- 12 muffin/cupcake tin
- paper muffin/cupcake liners
- wire rack for cooling muffins
- measuring cups and spoons
What to do:
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, oatmeal, sugar, salt, and baking powder.
- Mix in blueberries.
- In another bowl, break the egg and use a fork to beat it just a little bit. Then add the milk and vegetable oil, and mix.
- Add egg mixture to the dry ingredients in the large bowl.
- Using a mixing spoon, mix about 25 or 30 times. Don't mix too much! Your muffin mixture should be lumpy, not smooth.
- Line a muffin tin with paper liners or lightly spray with nonstick spray. Spoon in the muffin mix. Fill each muffin cup about 2/3 of the way up.
- Bake for about 20 minutes.
- When muffins are finished baking, remove from muffin tin and cool them on a wire rack.
- Enjoy your berry tasty muffins!
Nutritional analysis (per serving):
- 136 calories
- 3g protein
- 6g fat
- 19g carbohydrate
- 1g fiber
- 18mg cholesterol
- 344mg sodium
- 86mg calcium
- 0.9mg iron
Serves: 12
Serving size: 1 muffin
Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.
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