Basic Muffin Mix

By AuntieGooper

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 Tbsp sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 3 Tbsp oil

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Combine egg, milk and oil. Pour into dry ingredients. Stir only until moist. Do not over-mix. Spoon batter into greased muffin tins. Fill cups about 2/3’s full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes



Muffin Variations

Apple-Nutmeg: Peel and dice one apple. Sprinkle with 1 tsp nutmeg and 2 tsp sugar. Stir into batter.

Apricot-Nut: Drain ½ cup cooked, pitted and chopped apricots. Combine with ½ cup chopped walnuts. Stir into batter.

Cheese-Garlic: Combine 1 cup grated cheese with 1/8 tsp garlic salt. Stir well into dry ingredients then add egg, milk and oil.

Lemon-Sugar: Combine ½ cup sugar with 2 Tbsp grated lemon peel. Fill tines to ¼ full with batter. Sprinkle with sugar mixture, then top with lay of patter to fill 2/3’s full.

Berries: Drain ¾ cup washed berries. Add ¼ cup sugar and 1/8 tsp cinnamon. Gently fold into muffin batter.

Carrots: Add ½ cup shredded carrots to dry ingredients.

Jam or Preserves: Fill muffin tins ¼ full with batter. Put 1 tsp jam in middle and top with batter to 2/3’s full.

Orange: Use only ¾ cup milk and add ¼ cup orange juice. Grate 1 Tbsp of orange peel and stir into liquid ingredients. Mix in dry ingredients.

Chocolate: Add 1 cup chocolate chips, ½ cup bakers cocoa and ½ cup sugar.

Try topping with nuts, oats, berries, raisins, chocolate chips, sugar / cinnamon and or streusel, just to name a few!