Basic Muffins With Variations Recipe

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Basic Muffins With Variations
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Ingredients
8
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Nutrition
307
Calories
Total time
25
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 3/8 cup oil ( that is 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp)

Directions:

  1. Stir together dry ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. Add wet ingredients and any optional ingredients and stir just until moistened. (Adjust amount of milk depending on how moist your add-ins are - add less for moist things like banana, crushed pineapple, or pumpkin and add a bit more if needed for dried fruits.)
  3. Scoop into greased muffins tins (an ice cream scoop works well for this).
  4. Sprinkle the tops with sugar if desired, and bake at 400 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until done.
  5. NOTES:
  6. You can mix up a large batch of the basic dry mix (flour, sugar, baking powder and salt) and store in a sealed container in your pantry.
  7. To have fresh muffins in the morning, stir the mix and measure out 3 cups of mix for one dozen muffins, 6 cups for two dozen muffins, add the wet ingredients and the optional ingredients and bake.
  8. Or, for a large group, make a large batch of the basic mix and make one dozen each of a variety of flavors with a lot less work.
  9. VARIATIONS:
  10. Banana Nut - add 1c. mashed bananas and 1/2 c. chopped walnuts.
  11. Blueberry - add 1 c. fresh or frozen blueberries.
  12. Pina Colada - add 1 small can drained crushed pineapple and 1/2 c. coconut.
  13. Apple Spice - add 1 peeled chopped apple, 1/4 teas. cinnamon and a dash nutmeg.
  14. Coffee Walnut - add 1 teas. coffee extract and 3/4 c. chopped walnuts.
  15. Pumpkin Spice - add 1 c. canned pumpkin, 1/2 teas. pumpkin pie spices, 1/2 c. nuts.
  16. Mincemeat - add 1 c. canned mincemeat and 1/2 c. chopped nuts.
  17. Date Nut - add 1 c. chopped dates and 1/2 c. nuts.
  18. Cranberry - add 1 c. chopped fresh cranberries, 1/2 c. nuts, 1 teas. orange rind.
  19. Chocolate chip - add 1 c. chocolate chips and 1/2 teas. vanilla extract, nuts if desired.
  20. Cherry Almond - add 1 c. chopped dried cherries and 1/2 c. toasted flaked almonds.
  21. Chocolate Chocolate chip - add 1/4 c. cocoa powder, 1/2 teas. vanilla and 1/2 c. (or more) chocolate chips (thanks LB).
  22. Anything else you can think up. Adjust amount of milk in batter depending on the moistness of the added ingredients.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 306.96 Kcal (1285 kJ)
Calories from fat 124.09 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.79g 21%
Cholesterol 31.58mg 11%
Sodium 744.36mg 31%
Potassium 162.23mg 3%
Total Carbs 36.27g 12%
Sugars 10.57g 42%
Dietary Fiber 3.01g 12%
Protein 9.89g 20%
Iron 1.7mg 10%
Calcium 130.7mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 319.36 Kcal (1337 kJ)
Calories from fat 129.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.35g 21%
Cholesterol 32.85mg 11%
Sodium 774.44mg 31%
Potassium 168.79mg 3%
Total Carbs 37.73g 12%
Sugars 10.99g 42%
Dietary Fiber 3.13g 12%
Protein 10.29g 20%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Calcium 136mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 6.7
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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