Basic Muffin Recipe

• 3 1/2 c. flour
• 1 c.sugar
• 5 teaspoon baking pwdr
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 beaten Large eggs
• 1 1/2 c. lowfat milk
• 1/2 c. shortening

1. Stir together flour, sugar, baking pwdr, and salt; make a well in center.
2. Combine Large eggs, lowfat milk, and shortening, and add in all at once to dry ingredients, stirring just till moistened.
3. Fill greased or possibly paper-lined muffin tins two-thirds full.
4. Bake at 375 degrees for 25-30 min.
5. Makes 9-12 Texas muffins or possibly 18-24 muffins.
6. VARIATIONS:
7. Blueberry: Two c. blueberries and one tsp.
8. cinnamon.
9. Oatmeal Blueberry: Two c. blueberries, one tsp.
10. cinnamon, two c. oatmeal, and another quarter-c. of lowfat milk.
11. Cranberry: One 16 oz can whole cranberry sauce, one tsp.
12. cinnamon, and one-half tsp.
13. allspice.
14. Banana Nut: Two or possibly three mashed bananas, one-half c. minced nuts, and one tsp.
15. cinnamon.
16. Apple Cinnamon: One c. finely minced apple, and one tsp.
17. cinnamon.
18. Pineapple: One 16 oz can pineapple chunks, liquid removed, and one tsp.
19. nutmeg.
20. Coconut Chip: One c. coconut and one tsp.
21. cinnamon.
22. Top with chocolate chips before baking.
23. Cherry: One and one-half c. coarsely, minced cherries.
24. One-half tsp.
25. grnd cloves, and one tsp.
26. cinnamon.
27. Peach: One 16 oz can diced peaches, liquid removed and one tsp.
28. nutmeg.
29. Raspberry or possibly Strawberry: Add in one and one-half c. sliced frzn strawberries or possibly raspberries and one tsp.
30. cinnamon.

flour, csugar, baking pwdr, salt, eggs, milk, shortening

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/basic-muffin-recipe-46599 (may not work)