Ingredients

• 2 cups white flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup melted butter

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter muffin pans. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Add the egg, milk, and butter, stirring only enough to dampen the flour; the batter should not be smooth. Spoon into the muffin pans, filling each cup about two-thirds full. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes each.
2. Blueberry Muffins. Use 1/2 cup sugar. Reserve 1/4 cup of the flour, sprinkle it over 1 cup blueberries, and stir them into the batter last.
3. Use 1/2 cup sugar. Reserve 1/4 cup of the flour, sprinkle it over 1 cup blueberries, and stir them into the batter last.
4. Pecan Muffins. Use 1/4 cup sugar. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans to the batter. After filling the cups, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and more chopped nuts.
5. Use 1/4 cup sugar. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans to the batter. After filling the cups, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and more chopped nuts.
6. Whole-Wheat Muffins. Use 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour and 1 cup white flour.
7. Use 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour and 1 cup white flour.
8. Date or Raisin Muffins. Add 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates or 1/3 cup raisins to the batter.
9. Add 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates or 1/3 cup raisins to the batter.
10. Bacon Muffins. Add 3 strips bacon, fried crisp and crumbled, to the batter.
11. Add 3 strips bacon, fried crisp and crumbled, to the batter.