Perfect Muffins

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/3 cup salad oil or melted shortening
• 1 egg, slightly beaten

Details

Servings 11

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease bottoms of 14 (2 1/2-inch) muffin-pan cups, or 11 (3-inch) muffin-pan cups; line each with paper liner.

Sift flour with sugar, baking powder , and salt into large bowl.

Measure milk in 2-cup measure. Add oil and egg; beat with fork to mix well.

Make a well in center of flour mixture. Pour in milk mixture all at once; stir quickly, with fork, just until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not beat. Batter will be lumpy.

Using 1/4 cup measuring cup (not quite full), quickly dip batter into muffin cups, filling each slightly more than half full. (Dip only once for each muffin cup.)

Bake 20 to 25 minute,s or until golden and cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

Loosen edge of each muffin with spatula; turn out. Serve hot.

*Cinnamon Sugar Muffins*:

Make Perfect Muffins. Fill 2 1/2-inch muffin-pan cups.

Combine 2 teaspoons cinnamon and 1/4 cup sugar, mixing well. Sprinkle abut 1 teaspoon mixture on each muffin just before baking. Bake as directed.