12 March 2013

Basic Muffins

           
Serves: 12
Cook Time: 20 – 25 minutes
Temperature: 400 F
Calories: 91                        

Ingredients
1 3/4 cups  Flour
4 tsp  Sugar
2 tsp  Baking Powder
1/2 tsp  Salt
1 cup  Fat-Free Milk
1 large  Egg
4 tsp  Unsalted Butter, melted

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder & salt. In separate bowl, combine milk, egg, & butter. Pour over flour mix, stirring until just blended. Fill tin 2/3 full, bake.

Berry Muffins
Add 3/4 cup fresh blueberries or raspberries to flour mixture.

Sweet Muffins
Substitute dark brown sugar or maple sugar for granulated sugar.

Orange Muffins
Mix 1/2 cup fat-free milk, 1/2 cup orange juice, and 2 tsp grated orange zest; use instead of fat free milk.

Lemon Muffins
Mix 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp fat-free milk, 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice and 2 tsp lemon zest; use instead of fat-free milk.

Chocolate Muffins
Use 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder and 1 1/2 cups flour. Increase sugar to 3 Tbsp. Add 1 tsp vanilla extract to liquid. Dust with 1 tsp icing sugar when slightly cooled.     

**I made the Berry Muffins, using Raspberries, and they were wonderful. Trevor doesn't usually eat muffins, but he loved these!                                                                                                                       

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