Mmmmm...Muffins & More - cooking recipe

Ingredients

BASIC MUFFINS
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup low-fat milk
1 egg

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400F and grease or line your muffin cups (12) - see not in recipe description.
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.
Mix together the milk, egg and melted butter and then stir into the flour mixture until combined but still a bit lumpy - do not overmix - just 15-20 seconds.
Evenly distribute between the 12 muffin cups.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Let stand for 10-15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
VARIATIONS:.
Blueberry-Lemon Muffins~~Increase the sugar to 1/3 c and grate the zest of 1 lemon into the flour mixture. Add 1 cup blueberries with the milk mixture. Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Chocolate Chip Muffins~~Use light-brown sugar rather than granulated and add 1/2 cup chocolate chips to the flour mixture. Add 1 tsp vanilla extract with the milk mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
Cinnamon-Oatmeal Muffins~~Decrease the flour to 1 1/4 cups. Increase the sugar to 1/4 cup and add 1 cup quick cooking rolled oats, 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 c raisins to the flour. Bake as directed for 20-25 minutes.