Toasty Walnut Muffins
Submitted by nikki
Small-batch oat muffins with toasted walnuts, raisins, and a brown sugar streusel top. Makes just 4 muffins in the microwave in under 2 minutes. Built for one or two.
YIELD
2 servingsPREP
15 minCOOK
30 minREADY
45 minNot every morning calls for a full dozen muffins. Sometimes you just want a couple of warm ones, right now, without heating up the whole oven.
These small-batch muffins are built for exactly that. Quick-cooking oats soaked in water give the batter a hearty, chewy base. Toasted walnuts and raisins add crunch and sweetness, and a cinnamon-spiced crumb topping made with brown sugar, butter, and more walnuts gives each muffin a crumbly, golden crown.
The whole batch cooks in the microwave in under two minutes. The surface might look a touch moist when they come out, but give them five minutes on a wire rack and they firm up into soft, tender muffins that taste like they took ten times the effort.
Kitchen Tips
- Let the oats soak in the warm water for the full 5 minutes. This softens them so they blend into the batter instead of staying gritty.
- Stir the wet into the dry until just moistened. Overmixing makes tough, rubbery muffins.
- Rearrange the custard cups twice during cooking for even results. Microwaves have hot spots, and rotating prevents one muffin from overcooking while another stays raw.
Ingredients
Directions
Stir together oats and 2 tablespoon warm water, let stand for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile stir together ½ cup flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and a DASH of salt.
Stir egg yolk, oil and milk into oat mixture; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
Fold in 3 tablespoon of the walnuts and the raisins.
Line four 6-ounce custard cups with paper baking cups.
Fill 2/3rds full.
Combine 2 teaspoon flour, brown sugar, butter, and remaining walnuts.
Sprinkle atop muffins.
Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 1½ to 1½ minutes or until done, rearranging twice.
(When done, surface may still appear moist but a wooden pick inserted near the center should come out clean.)
Remove from custard cups.
Let stand on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
Serve warm.
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