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Best-ever Muffins Recipe

	Howiej / All my dishes 7 months, 3 weeks ago I use this recipe (but usually my variation) so much, and it is so useful, quick and easy that I thought I should post it. It is from Better Homes and Gardens NEW COOK BOOK. Prep:10m Cook:20m Servings:10	Howiej
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Ingredients

1 3/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour

1/4 cup sugar

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 well-beaten egg

3/4 cup milk

1/3 cup salad oil or melted shortening (I usually use vegetable oil)

Directions

oven 400 degrees

Sift dry ingredients into bowl; make well in center.

Combine egg, milk, and oil.

Add at once to dry ingredients.

Stir quickly just till dry ingredients are moistened.

Fill greased muffin pans 2/3 full.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Makes 10.

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howiej 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
To avoid burning the muffin pan in those extra two muffin slots, fill them just a little bit (so a third or less full) with water before baking.

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Alterations

howiej 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Hilary's alteration:

1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
3/4 cup wheat flour
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon caraway seeds
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 well-beaten egg
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup salad oil or melted shortening (I usually use vegetable oil)

Prepare just as above, adding caraway seeds to dry mixture.

I didn't have milk once but had silken tofu in my fridge. I blended the silken tofu with some water and added the same amount as for milk to the muffin mixture. Those were the best muffins I ever made.

howiej 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Alteration from the book:
Blueberry muffins

Prepare batter above. Gently stir in 1 cup fresh or thawed and well-drained frozen blueberries.

howiej 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Alteration from the book:
Low-fat muffins

Prepare batter above. Before baking, top batter in each pan with 1 teaspoon tart jelly.

howiej 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
oops - above is jelly muffins

Alteration from the book:
low-fat muffins

Prepare batter above except substitute skim milk for the whole milk and reduce the salad oil to 1 tablespoon. To further reduce fat, substitute 1 slightly beaten egg white for the whole, well-beaten egg.

howiej 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Alteration from the book:
Raisin or date muffins

Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup raisins, coarsely cut dates, or chopped pecans, walnuts, or peanuts to Best-ever Muffins batter.

howiej 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Alteration from the book:
Cheese-caraway muffins

Add 4 oz sharp process American cheese, shredded (1 cup) and 1/2 to 1 teaspoon caraway seed to flour mixture in Best-ever Muffins.

howiej 7 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Alteration from the book:
Sour-milk muffins

Add 1/4 teaspoon soda and reduce baking powder to 1 teaspoon in Best-ever Muffins. Substitute 3/4 sour milk or buttermilk for sweet milk.

howiej 4 months, 2 weeks ago said:
my own personal alteration tried today:

Substitute the milk for almond milk.
add 1 teaspoon almond extract to the egg mixture.

Bake as usual.

Cut in 1/2 and spread butter + drizzle honey on top. Delicious.

howiej 4 months, 2 weeks ago said:
um actually I still do 3/4 cup wheat flour, 1 cup white everything else the same except almond extract and almond milk.

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