The Basic Muffin Recipe

• None None FOR THE BASIC MUFFIN
• 3 cups self-rising flour
• 6 tbsp (3/4 stick) butter, chopped
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 1 None egg, lightly beaten
• None None FRUIT & SPICE VARIATION
• 1 tbsp mixed spice, such as pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup mixed dried fruit
• None None DATE & ORANGE VARIATION
• 1 cup seeded chopped dates
• 1 tbsp grated orange peel
• 1 cup whole wheat self-rising flour
• None None CHOCOLATE CHIP & WALNUT VARIATION
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1. Preheat the oven to 400u0b0F. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan.
2. Sift the flour into a large bowl; rub in the butter. Stir in the sugar, buttermilk and egg. Do not over-mix; the mixture should be lumpy. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan.
3. Bake for 20 mins until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
4. For the fruit & spice muffin, sift the mixed spice with the flour. Add the dried fruit with the sugar.
5. For the date & orange muffin, substitute 1 cup of the self-rising flour with the whole wheat self-rising flour. Add the dates and orange peel with the sugar.
6. For the chocolate chip & walnut variation, add the chocolate chips and walnuts with the sugar.

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