Yields: 8 servings.
1 cup flour
½ cup oatmeal
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
⅓ cup sugar
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 egg
¾ cup applesauce
½ cup raisins
½ cup walnuts or pecans, chopped
Preheat oven to 375˚. Combine flour, oatmeal, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar in a mixing bowl. Beat the oil, egg, and applesauce in another mixing bowl until blended. Stir egg-and-applesauce mixture into flour mixture, blend well. Stir in raisins and nuts. Pour batter into greased muffin tins, filled two-thirds full. Bake 15 to 20 minutes.
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