Oatmeal Muffins
(Source: Cooks Illustrated)
TOPPING
1/2 cup (1 1/2 ounces) old-fashioned rolled oats
1/3 cup (1 2/3 ounces) all-purpose flour
1/3 cup pecans, chopped fine
1/3 cup packed (2 1/3 ounces) light brown sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
MUFFINS
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus 6 tablespoons melted
2 cups (6 ounces) old-fashioned rolled oats
1 3/4 cups (8 3/4 ounces) all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/3 cups packed (9 1/3 ounces) light brown sugar
1 3/4 cups milk
2 large eggs, beaten
FOR THE TOPPING: Combine
oats, flour, pecans, sugar, cinnamon, and salt in medium bowl. Drizzle melted
butter over mixture and stir to thoroughly combine; set aside.
FOR THE MUFFINS: Grease
and flour 12-cup muffin tin. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in 10-inch skillet over
medium heat. Add oats and cook, stirring frequently, until oats turn golden
brown and smell of cooking popcorn, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer oats to food
processor and process into fine meal, about 30 seconds. Add flour, salt, baking
powder, and baking soda to oats and pulse until combined, about 3 pulses.
Stir 6 tablespoons melted butter and sugar together in
large bowl until smooth. Add milk and eggs and whisk until smooth. Using whisk,
gently fold half of oat mixture into wet ingredients, tapping whisk against
side of bowl to release clumps. Add remaining oat mixture and continue to fold
with whisk until no streaks of flour remain. Set aside batter for 20 minutes to
thicken. Meanwhile, adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375
degrees.
Using ice cream scoop or large spoon, divide batter
equally among prepared muffin cups (about ½ cup batter per cup; cups will be
filled to rim). Evenly sprinkle topping over muffins (about 2 tablespoons per
muffin). Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18 to 25
minutes, rotating muffin tin halfway through baking.
Let muffins cool in muffin tin on wire rack for 10
minutes. Remove muffins from muffin tin and serve or let cool completely before
serving.
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