Twin Mountain Muffins Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400* F. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin, or line with paper liners.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
• In a second bowl, mix together egg(s), milk, and melted butter.
• Pour egg mixture over dry ingredients and stir just enough to dampen flour (should be lumpy, not smooth).
• Spoon into muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.
• Bake at 400* F for 15 minutes or until golden (adding fruit may increase time).
• Serve warm.

Steps:

• Cream together butter (or margarine) and sugar beat in well-beaten egg. Add mixed dry ingredients alternately with milk. Bake in greased muffin tins at 375 degrees F. for 25 minutes. Makes 1 dozen muffins.VariationsBacon Muffins: Add 3 strips bacon, fried crisp and crumbled, to batter.Blueberry Muffins: After muffin batter is in tins, divide 1 cup blueberries (fresh, frozen, or drained canned) among the 12 muffin tins carefully push berries down into batter with back of teaspoon. This method prevents blueberries from sinking to bottom.Cheese Muffins: Stir 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar or Swiss cheese into batter along with flour.Cranberry Muffins: Stir 1 cup coarsely chopped raw cranberries into batter spoon into muffin pans sprinkle top of muffins generously with granulated sugar before baking.Date or Raisin Muffins: Add 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates or 1/3 cup raisins to batter.Pecan Muffins: Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans to batter. After filling cups, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and more chopped nuts.