Muffins- Basic & varieties- cinnamon, cheese, jam

Basic muffins        makes 12

Sifted flr 2 cups             sugar ½ cup           baking soda 3 tsp               salt ½ tsp    

 milk 1 cup                 Oil ½ cup                 egg 1

Method

1) preheat oven to 200 deg C or 400 deg F.

2) Grease bottoms only of 12 muffin pan cups.

3 ) sift flr with soda & salt, stir in sugar.

 4) In a separate bowl beat together egg, milk & oil.

 5) Spread flr mixture in wide round bowl & make a well in the centre.

6) Pour in egg oil mixture all at once, stir with a fork until just combined.

7) Spoon mixture into prepared cups, bake until golden for about 25 minutes.

8) Immediately remove from cups by inserting knife tip under each to loosen.

9) Serve hot with butter.

Ps- when mixing batter, stir just until flr is moistened. Do not beat. Batter will be lumpy but makes tender muffins. Muffins can be frozen or kept for a few days. Wrap in a foil & reheat in oven before serving.

Butter can be used instead of oil & will taste better.

Variations of muffins

Cinnamon-sugar muffins

Make basic muffins. Combine 2 tsp of cinnamon & ¼ cup sugar, mixing well. Sprinkle about 1 tsp mixture on each muffin just before baking.

Cheese muffins

Make basic muffins, add ½ cup grated sharp cheddar cheese & ¼ tsp of red chili pdr to dry ingredients. Reduce vegetable oil to ¼ cup.

Jam muffins

Make basic muffins. Spoon a ½ measure of batter into each muffin pan cup. Add 1 tsp jam & top with remaining batter. Rest is same, bake a usual.