Favorite Muffins

Muffins
Heat oven to 400F
Grease bottoms of 12 medium muffin cups
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup salad oil
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
12 muffins
Beat egg; stir in milk and oil.
Mix in remaining ingredients just until flour is moistened.
Batter should be lumpy.
Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Immediately remove from pan.

Surprise Muffins:
Fill muffin cups only 1/2 full; drop 1 tsp. jelly in center of each and add batter to fill cups 2/3 full.

Cranberry Orange Muffins:
Fold 1 tbsp. grated orange peel and 1 cup cranberries, cut into halves, into batter.

Whole Wheat Muffins:
Increase milk to 1 cup. Reduce flour to 1 cup; add 1 cup whole wheat flour. Reduce sugar to 1/4 cup and increase salt to 1 tsp.