Winter Baking

Spend a comforting Saturday morning at home and bake a batch of these delicious oatmeal-fruit muffins.

Oatmeal-Cranberry Muffins Recipe

Makes 12 to 14 Muffins

Ingredients:

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 8-ounce carton nonfat plain yogurt
• 1 pear, peeled, cored and chopped
• 1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat 12 to 14 muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray or line muffin tins with paper liners.
2. In a small bowl, combine the oatmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar until blended. Stir in the dry ingredients, yogurt, pear, apple and cranberries. Spoon into muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 full. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until the top of the muffins spring back when lightly touched.