Oatmeal Muffins with Orange Butter

Muffins:
1 1/3 cup quick cooking oats
1 1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbls. baking powder
1/3 cup sweet cream butter
1 cup milk
1 egg
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Heat oven to 400 degrees. In a large bowl combine oats, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles small peas. Combine milk and egg; pour all at once into dry mixture. Mix just until ingredients are moistened. Stir in pecans. Spoon into greased muffin pan. Bake for 17 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes on wire rack. Remove from pan.

Orange butter:

1/2 cup sweet cream butter, softened
1 Tbls. powdered sugar
1 tsp. grated orange peel

In a small mixer bowl combine all ingredients. Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy.

Enjoy!