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Marvelous Muffins
Ideas from Sweet to Savory
By Donna Smith
Muffins are not just for breakfast anymore. They are great for an after school snack, as a dessert or served with dinner. Flavors can be added to change the whole taste of the muffin. Toppings can be added and ingredients can be mixed right into the batter. If you're having your muffin for dinner, try adding something savory into the batter, not something sweet. With the basic muffin recipe, the possibilities are endless! Try a little of this and a little of that until you find the muffin that's perfect for you.
Basic Muffin Recipe
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
3/4 cup milk
1/3 vegetable oil
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add egg, milk and oil to dry ingredients. Stir until just moistened. Do not over mix. Grease or line muffin tins with paper baking cups. Fill about 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees about 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 10 to 12 muffins.
Now comes the fun part! You can change this recipe to make hundreds of different variations. How about blueberries in the batter with cinnamon topping? Maybe peanut butter chips in the batter and jelly as a topping? Find an add-in or a topping you like from the lists below, and you're on your way to creating an original muffin all your own. Maybe you would like a flavoring and a topping? How about just an add-in? The choice is yours.
Sweet:
1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
1 cup chopped dried apricots
1 cup chopped, peeled apples
3/4 cup chopped dates
1 cup mashed banana
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 pecans, walnuts or almonds
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup peanut butter chips
1 cup raisins
1 cup shredded carrot
1 cup drained canned pineapple
