BASIC MUFFINS

Heat oven to 400 F. Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt together intoabowl. Make a well in center of dry ingredients. Combine egg, milk, andoil.

Add all at once to dry ingredients. Sir only until flour is just moistened.

Batter will be lumpy. Drop batter from tablespoon into greased cups of 21/2in muffin pans. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, untilgolden brown. Let muffins stand a few minutes before removing from pan.

Serve warm with butter, jam or marmalade. Makes 12 muffins,Ginger Muffins - add 1/2 c. finely cut candied ginger to dry ingredientsbefore mixing with the liquid.

Cheese Muffins - Add 1/2 c.

inch cubes sharp Cheddar cheese to dryingredients before mixing with the liquids.

Banana Pecan Muffins - Prepare Basic Muffins but use only 1/3 c. milk. Add1/2 c. chopped pecans and 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg to sifted dryingredients.

Add 1 c. mashed banana with egg, milk, and oil.

Blueberry Muffins - stir 1 c. washed and well drained fresh blueberriesintosifted dry ingredients before adding liquid.

Orange Muffins - Peel 2 navel oranges and cut into sections. Drop batterintogreased 2 1/2 inch muffin cups. Place an orange section on top of each andsprinkle with 1 tbls. sugar.