*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                       Basic Muffins And Variations

Recipe By     : Carole A. Resnick ak399@cleveland.freenet.edu
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Eggs                             Breads
                Make-Ahead Dishes                MC

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  pound         unbleached all-purpose flour
   2      Tbls          granulated sugar
   1      extra large   egg
     1/2  cup           vegetable oil
   1      Tbls          baking powder
   1      teaspoon      salt
   1      cup           milk

1.  Grease twelve 6 cm muffin cups. Heat oven to 200°C.

2.  Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a medium-sized bowl. Stir
to mix well.

3.  In a small bowl, beat egg with a fork. Add milk and oil. Add all at once
to dry ingredients.

4.  Stir mixture only until dry ingredients are moistened. Batter will be
lumpy. Drop batter from a tablespoon into prepared muffins pans, filling
each cup  1/2 - 2/3 full.

5.  Bake 15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from pan and serve hot
with butter, jam or marmalade.

VARIATIONS

GINGER MUFFINS

Add  1/2 cup finely diced candied ginger to flour mixture before
adding liquid.

BANANA PECAN MUFFINS

Prepare muffin batter but use only 110 ml milk.  Add 60 g chopped
pecans and  1/4 tsp ground nutmeg to sifted flour. Add 1 cup mashed,
peeled banana with the egg, milk and oil.

BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Toss 1 cup washed and well-drained fresh or frozen blueberries with
sifted flour mixture before adding liquid.

ORANGE MUFFINS

Cut 2 peeled navel oranges into sections. When batter is in the cups,
place an orange section on top of each and sprinkle lightly with
granulated sugar.

CHEESE MUFFINS

Fold 50 g grated sharp yellow cheese into muffin mix with the last
few strokes on batter. Serve hot with scrambled eggs and bacon for a
special breakfast.

SURPRISE MUFFINS

Fill muffin cups 1/3 full of batter. Drop 1/2 tsp of your favorite
jelly in center of batter. Add batter to fill cup 2/3 full. Kids just
love these as you will.

COCONUT MUFFINS

Add 1 cup shredded coconut with the last few strokes of mixing. For a
snack have coconut muffins, butter and milk.

CHIVE MUFFINS

Fold 1/4 cup chives into the batter during the last few strokes and
serve at dinner. Great with a steak and salad.

Difficulty    : easy.
Precision     : measure ingredients.

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