Lemony Plum Muffins

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Sugar - plus
1 tablespoon	15ml	Sugar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Oil
2 tablespoons	30ml	Quick-cooking oatmeal
1		Egg
1/4 cup	59ml	Buttermilk - shaken well
1/2 tablespoon	7.5ml	Grated lemon zest
3/4 cup	46g / 1.6oz	Flour
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Baking soda
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Diced plums - (1 1/2 firm tart plums)

Recipe Instructions

Stir together 1/2 cup sugar, oil, oatmeal, egg, buttermilk and zest until well mixed. Add flour, baking soda, salt and plums and stir well.

Spoon batter into greased or paper-lined muffin cups, about 7/8 full. Sprinkle tops with remaining sugar.

Bake at 375 degrees until well-browned, about 25 minutes. Cool on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from tins.

Serve warm or cool completely. (Can be made ahead and reheated in 300-degree oven 10 minutes or in microwave in few-second increments until just warmed through.)

This recipe yields 6 muffins.

Each muffin: 203 calories; 120 mg sodium; 36 mg cholesterol; 6 grams fat; 35 grams carbohydrates; 3 grams protein; 0.23 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 08-25-1999

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