Oatmeal Muffins

Directions

1. 1
   Muffin tins, greased--about 12 medium cups.
2. 2
   Preheat oven to 350 F.
3. 3
   In a large bowl combine rolled oats and buttermilk.
4. 4
   Allow the oats to soak for 30 minutes or longer.
5. 5
   (Sometimes I will let them go overnight.) On a length of wax paper sift the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
6. 6
   Stir the shortening and beaten egg into the oatmeal mixture.
7. 7
   Blend in dry ingredients and mix only long enough to moisten.
8. 8
   Drop in brown sugar.
9. 9
   Stir but don't beat.
10. 10
    Ideally, the brown sugar should remain suspended in the batter in small pea-size chunks.
11. 11
    Spoon batter into the muffin tins.
12. 12
    Bake in the oven until brown.
13. 13
    Remove muffins from the oven.
14. 14
    Gently loosen with knife around muffin and turn from muffin tins and serve while they are hot.
15. 15
    They taste good cold.
16. 16
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