&quot;any&quot; Muffins
By Carole Reu


Category: Quick Breads
Keywords: Breads, Healthy, < 60 Mins, Oven
Prep time: 20M | Cook time: 20M | Total time: 40M
Servings: 12

Ingredients: white flour, milk, egg, sugar, baking powder, salt, milk

Instructions:
Bake 15 to 20 minutes in a 400 oven.
FOR THE MUFFINS: GRAIN:  Use 2 to 2 1/2 cup of white flour.
OR --
substitute oatmeal,  cornmeal, whole wheat flour, rye flour, or flake cereal for 1 cup of the white  flour.
OR --
substitute 1 cup leftover cooked oatmeal, rice or cornmeal for  1/2 cup of the white flour and decrease liquid to 1/2 cup.
MILK:  Use 1 cup.
OR --
substitute buttermilk or sour milk.
Or substitute fruit juice for part  or all of the milk.
FAT:  Use 1/4 cup vegetable oil or 4 Tbsp melted butter or  margarine.  OR  substitute regular or crunch peanut butter for part or all of  the fat.  The fat can be reduced or omitted with fair results if using a "wet  addition."  EGG:  Use 1 egg.
OR --
substitute 1 heaping Tbsp of soy flour and 1 Tbsp of water.
If using a cooked grain, separate the egg, add the yolk to the batter, beat white until stiff, and fold into the batter.
SWEETENER:  Use  between 2 Tbsp and 1/2 cup sugar.
OR --
substitute up to 3/4 cup brown sugar.
OR -- substitute up to 1/2 cup honey or molasses and decrease milk to 3/4 cup.
BAKING POWDER:  Use 2 teaspoons.
If using whole or cooked grains or more than 1 cup  additions, increase to 3 teaspoons.
If using buttermilk or sour milk, decrease to 1  tsp and add 1/2 tsp baking soda.
SALT:  Use 1/2 tsp, or omit if you have a  salt-restricted diet.  OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS: The following ingredients are optional.
Additions can be  used in any combination, up to 1 1/2 cups total.
If using more than 1 cup of  wet additions, decrease the milk to 1/2 cup.
DRY ADDITIONS:  Nuts, sunflower seeds, raisins, coconut, and so on.
MOIST ADDITONS:  Blueberries, chopped apple, shredded zucchini, shredded carrot, and so on.
WET ADDITIONS:  Pumpkin puree, applesauce, mashed potato, mashed bananas, mashed carrot, and so on.
If using 1/2 cup drained canned fruit or thawed shredded  zucchini, substitute the syrup or zucchini liquid for all or part of the milk.
SPICES:  Use spices that complement the additions, such as 1 tsp cinnamon with 1/4 tsp nutmeg or cloves.
Try 2 tsp grated orange or lemon peel.
JELLIES AND JAM:  Fill cups half full with a plain batter.
Add 1 tsp jam or  jelly and top with 2 more Tbsp batter.
NONSWEET COMBINATIONS:  Use only 2 Tbsp sugar and no fruit.  Add combinations of the following:  1/2 cup shredded cheese, 2 strips fried and crumbled bacon, 2  Tbsp grated onion, 1/2 cup shredded zucchini, 2 Tbsp Parmesan cheese.  Spices  could include parsley, marjoram, rosemary --
ALENA KIBBLER'S ADDITIONS: Hawaiian Muffins:  Use 1/2 cup mashed banana, 1/2 cup drained crushed pineapple, and 1/2 cup flake coconut, and 1 Tbsp vanilla or rum flavoring.
Use the  pineapple juice instead of milk.
Cherry Vanilla Chip Muffins:  3/4 cup pitted chopped cherries, 3/4 cup vanilla  chips, 1 tsp vanilla.
Elvis Muffins:  Use about 3/4 to 1 cup mashed banana, 1/2 cup chopped peanuts or walnuts (any nut).  And substitute 1/4 peanut butter for the oil.

Nutrition per serving: 198.1 calories, 6.4 g fat (3.2 g saturated), 28 mg cholesterol, 183.7 mg sodium, 30.3 g carbohydrate (0.7 g fiber, 8.4 g sugar), 4.5 g protein.
Rating: 5 stars from 15 reviews