By Doula Ruth

Corn is so summer, muffins are so simple, and oats boost breast milk…making this a stellar recipe for new moms!

Ingredients:

• -1½ cups flour
  
• –1½ teaspoons baking powder
• -1 teaspoon baking soda
• -1 teaspoon salt
• -½ cup brown sugar
• -1 cup cornmeal
• -½ cup chopped walnuts
• -¾ cup quick-cooking oats
• -¾ cup coconut flakes
• -2 eggs
• –2 cups buttermilk
• -5 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions:

• -Preheat oven to 400.
  
• -Grease muffin pans.
• -Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. 
• -Stir in brown sugar, cornmeal, walnuts, oats, and coconut
• -In a large bowl, beat eggs and mix in buttermilk and butter
• -Add dry mixture to the wet; stir until just blended without beating or overmixing.
• -Fill muffin cups nearly full.
• -Bake approximately 15 minutes, check with toothpick. Cool before removing from pan.

Makes approximately 20 muffins.