Muffins

  • Prep 10 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottoms only of 12 regular-size muffin cups with shortening or cooking spray, or line with paper baking cups. In medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
  • 2
    In small bowl, beat milk, oil and egg until well blended. Add to flour mixture all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened (batter will be lumpy). Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
  • 3
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 1 minute; remove from muffin cups. Serve warm.

  • Apple Muffins: Decrease sugar to 1/4 cup; add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon to flour. Stir 1 cup finely chopped, peeled apple into dry ingredients. Substitute apple juice for milk. Bake 18 to 22 minutes. Blueberry Muffins: Stir 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (do not thaw) and 1 teaspoon grated lemon or orange peel into dry ingredients. Lemon Muffins: Stir 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel into flour mixture. Orange Muffins: Stir 1 tablespoon grated orange peel into flour mixture; substitute orange juice for milk. Whole Wheat Muffins: Use 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup whole wheat flour.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Muffin
Calories
180
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
1g
6%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
20mg
6%
Sodium
230mg
10%
Potassium
50mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
25g
8%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
9g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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