Apple Oat and Spice Muffins

Here's a muffin recipe I made this morning. These come out moist and delicious and smell fabulous when baking!

Apple, Oat, and Spice Muffins

Ingredients:
1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 3/4 cup shredded apple (I used Granny Smith)
3/4 cup low-fat or nonfat buttermilk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large egg, lightly beaten
Cooking spray
2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
*Preheat oven to 400°
*Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 7 ingredients in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
*Combine apple, buttermilk, oil, and egg in a bowl. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
*Spoon batter into muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Combine 2 teaspoons sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle over muffins. Bake at 400° for 22 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in center. Remove from pan immediately. Serve warm.

Yield: 1 dozen muffins or 6 jumbo muffins.

Adapted from The Complete Cooking Light Cookbook.