Blackberry Muffins

photo by Willow

I love that old fashioned taste and wonderfully moist texture
that whole oats give to baked goods. These muffins are so
comforting...they take you back to the good old days. They
are right up there on my list next to cream colored ponies.

Whole Grain Blackberry Muffins

2 cups flour
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
½ tsp allspice
1 cup milk
1/4 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg, lightly beaten
2 cups fresh blackberries

Whisk together the dry ingredients. Mix together the wet
ingredients and gently blend into the dry. Very carefully
add the blackberries, folding them in gently, so they don't
crumble into the batter. Fill muffin tin cups to the top.
Bake 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Makes 12 large muffins.

*****

"But Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail

had bread and milk and blackberries

for supper."

The Tale of Peter Rabbit,

Beatrix Potter