Question about muffins and a reminder. [View All]

[japple]

I made some cranberry orange oatmeal muffins on Sunday, using a basic muffin recipe with a bit of tweeking.

1 cup AP flour
1 cup oats,
1/2 cup veg. oil
3/4 cup orange juice
1 egg
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
orange zest, cranberries

They tasted very good, but were extremely fragile, even after they cooled. I let them completely cool before storing them in a tin, but for some reason, they seemed wet and sticky the next day. Today, I tossed the remainder out for the birds who are really enjoying them. Can anyone tell me why they were so wet and how I can avoid this next time? Thanks!

Reminder: Make suet to feed the birds during these cold winter days. Use lard, bacon drippings, peanut butter, cornmeal, oats, sunflower seeds, or anything else. Dried fruit can also be added. The birds will eat store bought suet, but they will fight for the homemade stuff.