Basic Muffins

• 2 cups white flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup melted butter

1. Preheat the oven to 375F.
2. Butter muffin pans.
3. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl.
4. Add the egg, milk, and butter, stirring only enough to dampen the flour; the batter should not be smooth.
5. Spoon into the muffin pans, filling each cup about two-thirds full.
6. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes each.
7. Use 1/2 cup sugar.
8. Reserve 1/4 cup of the flour, sprinkle it over 1 cup blueberries, and stir them into the batter last.
9. Use 1/4 cup sugar.
10. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans to the batter.
11. After filling the cups, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and more chopped nuts.
12. Use 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour and 1 cup white flour.
13. Add 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates or 1/3 cup raisins to the batter.
14. Add 3 strips bacon, fried crisp and crumbled, to the batter.

white flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, egg, milk, butter

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/basic-muffins-40037 (may not work)