_12 muffins_
1 egg
1 cup milk
⅓ cup oil or melted shortening
2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
⅓ cup sugar
Beat egg until yolk and white are well blended. Blend in milk and fat.
Mix dry ingredients thoroughly. Add liquid and stir until dry
ingredients are barely moistened. Do not overmix. Batter should be
lumpy.
Fill greased muffin tins half full of batter. Bake at 400° F. (hot
oven) 20 to 25 minutes.
_Variations_
_Blueberry muffins._—Increase sugar to ½ cup. Lightly blend in ¾ cup
fresh or drained canned blueberries when combining liquid and dry
ingredients. Do not crush berries.
_Bran muffins._—Reduce flour to 1¼ cups. Mix 2 cups bran flakes or
raisin bran cereal with dry ingredients before adding liquid.
_Oatmeal-raisin muffins._—Reduce flour to 1¼ cups. Mix 1 cup
quick-cooking rolled oats and ½ cup raisins with dry ingredients before
adding liquid.