oatmeal pecan muffins

     These are a favorite muffin  either with or without the pecans.

       Oatmeal Pecan Muffins

1-1/3 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats

1-1/4 cup all-purpose flour

½ cup sugar

1 Tbsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

1/3 c cold butter

1 cup half & half

1 egg, slightly beaten

½ cup chopped pecans

Heat oven to 400°F. Combine oats, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender or fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in  half & half and egg just until moistened. Gently stir in pecans. Spoon batter evenly into 12 paper-lined or greased muffin cups. Bake for 17 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan.  Good without the pecans as well.