Basic Breakfast Muffins

Basic Muffin Recipe

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  Heat oven to 400 degrees Farenheit. Using a food processor with steel blade, measure flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into work bowl. Process using on/off pulsing action to mix. Add butter; process using on/off pulsing action 8 to 10 times or until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

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  Combine milk & eggs. Pour over flour mixture. Process on/off 5 or 6 times, or just until flour mixture is moistened. Do not overprocess. Batter should be lumpy.

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  Spoon batter into greased muffin cups until 2/3 full. Bake until golden, 20 to 25 minute

Variations

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  Blueberry Muffins - prepare basic muffins as directed, increasing sugar by 1/2 cup. Fold in 1 cup fresh or thawed frozen blueberries or 3/4 cup well-drained canned blueberries. Bake as directed.

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  Date or Raisin Muffins - prepare basic muffins as directed, add in 1 cup chopped, pitted dates or dark raisins to flour mixture before adding milk and egg. Continue and bake as directed.

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  Cinnamon Surprise Muffins (pictured) - prepare basic muffins as directed, adding 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon to dry ingredients mixture. Then fill each muffin cup halfway with batter, add about a teaspoon of jelly or jam (any flavor), then cover up to 2/3 of the muffin cup with remaining batter. Bake as directed