Recipe#6525

Title: Irish Soda Muffins

  Source: "Hurry, Let's Eat!"
  Reprinted with permission from The Quaker Oats Company
  Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

      Yield: 12 muffins
 
      1 c  Quaker Oats, uncooked
           -- (quick or old-fashioned)
      1 c  Buttermilk or sour milk*
      1    Egg
    1/3 c  Margarine or butter; melted
    1/4 c  Brown sugar, firmly packed
      1 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Baking soda
    1/2 ts Salt (optional)
    1/2 c  Raisins
 
  Combine oats and buttermilk; refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.  Heat oven
  to 400 F.  Grease 12 medium muffin cups or line with paper baking cups.
  In large bowl, combine egg, margarine and brown sugar; mix well.  Add oat
  mixture alternately with combined dry ingredients to egg mixture, mixing
  just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be slightly lumpy).
  Stir in raisins.  Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full.  Bake 20 to 25
  minutes or until golden brown.
  
  *NOTE: To make sour milk, place 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar in
  glass measuring cup.  Add enough milk to equal 1 cup; mix well.  Let stand
  10 minutes.