Mmmmm...muffins & More

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400f and grease or line your muffin cups (12) - see not in recipe description.
• 2 combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.
• 3 mix together the milk, egg and melted butter and then stir into the flour mixture until combined but still a bit lumpy - do not overmix - just 15-20 seconds.
• 4 evenly distribute between the 12 muffin cups.
• 5 bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 6 let stand for 10-15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 7 variations:.
• 8 blueberry-lemon muffins~~increase the sugar to 1/3 c and grate the zest of 1 lemon into the flour mixture. add 1 cup blueberries with the milk mixture. bake for 25-30 minutes.
• 9 chocolate chip muffins~~use light-brown sugar rather than granulated and add 1/2 cup chocolate chips to the flour mixture. add 1 tsp vanilla extract with the milk mixture. bake for 20-25 minutes.
• 10 cinnamon-oatmeal muffins~~decrease the flour to 1 1/4 cups. increase the sugar to 1/4 cup and add 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats, 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 c raisins to the flour. bake as directed for 20-25 minutes.