Ingredients

1c. uncooked oatmeal

1c. orange juice

3/4c. sugar

3 c. all purpose flour

4 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1c. vegetable oil

3 eggs, beaten

1 1/2 c fresh or frozen blueberries

1 tbsp grated orange peel

Topping:

1/2 c. finely chopped walnuts

1/3 c. sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions

Combine the oatmeal and orange juice.  Set aside.  In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, soda and sugar.  Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add oatmeal mixture, oil and eggs.  Stir only until ingredients are moistened.  Carefully fold in berries and orange peel.  Spoon batter into greased muffin tins, filling about 3/4 full.  Combine walnuts, sugar and cinnamon.  Sprinkle over muffins and bake at 400 for 15 minutes or until muffins test done.  Remove from tins and serve warm if desired.  Yields 24 muffins.