Oatmeal and Chocolate Chip Muffins

1 - 1/4 cups quick cooking oats
1 - 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1 -1/4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Combine oats and milk (I used prepared powdered milk)
and allow to stand for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to
400?F (205?C). Grease each cup of one 12-cup muffin
tin. Stir egg, oil, ? cup of the brown sugar, chocolate
chips and ? cup of the pecans into the oat and milk
mixture. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add
at mixture to flour mixture, stirring until just moist.
Fill each cup of one 12-cup muffin tin 2/3 full. Sprinkle
tops with the remaining brown sugar and pecans.
Bake at 400?F (205? C) for 20 to 25 minutes.

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