Basic Muffins

This recipe comes from Better Homes and Gardens, and since I use it quite frequently, I decided I needed to have it handy. I often mix 1/3 cup chocolate chips in the batter. Other options include: grated cheese (1/3 cup), blueberries (3/4 cup), cranberries (1 cup chopped cranberries and increase sugar to 1/2 cup), poppy seeds (1 tablespoon seeds, maybe increase sugar to 1/2 cup), banana (reduce milk to 1/2 cup), oatmeal (reduce flour to 1 1/3 cups and add 3/4 cups oats).

1 3/4 cups flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup cooking oil

1. Preheat oven to 400. Grease 8-10 muffin cups.
2. In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
3. In another bowl combine eggs, milk and oil.
4. Add the egg mixture all at once to the flour mixture. Stir just until moistened.
5. Spoon batter into prepared muffins cups. Top with streusel topping, if desired.
6. Bake for 18-20 minutes.

Streusel Topping

3 tablespoons flour

3 tablespoons packed brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon brown sugar

2 tablespoons butter