Basic Muffins

This is a really simple muffin recipe. I'm moving away from relying on mixes for things like this. I'm adding additions to make different types of muffins as I try them.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 muffins

Ingredients

• DRY INGREDIENTS

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons  nonfat dry milk powder

• WET INGREDIENTS

• 1  egg, well beaten
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄3 cup  melted butter

• ADDITIONS

• BLUEBERRY

• 1  cup fresh blueberries or 1  cup  canned blueberries, drained and dusted with
•  flour

• BANANA CINNAMON

• 1  overripe banana, mashed
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon

• LEMON POPPYSEED

• 2  tablespoons fresh lemon juice (add with wet ingredients, and subtract 2 tablespoons water)
• 2  lemons, zest of, finely grated (add with wet ingredients)
• 1  tablespoon poppy seed (add with dry ingredients)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
2. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper inserts.
3. Combine the dry ingredients.
4. In a small bowl, combine the wet ingredients.
5. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet mixture all at once. Stir with a fork until just moist.
6. At this point, add the additions for the type of muffin you want to make.
7. Fill the muffin cups 2/3 full, and bake for 25-30 minutes.