Plain Muffins #2
2 cups sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. sugar
4 tsp. baking powder
1 cup milk
1 egg
2 tbsp. melted shortening
Sift flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder. Combine remaining ingredients and add to the dry ingredients. Stir just enough to dampen the flour. Pour into greased pans filling pans 2/3 full. Bake in hot oven (450 degrees) 20 to 25 minutes. Makes 12.
Variations:
Pineapple Muffins - Add 1/2 cup flour, 3 tbsp. sugar, 2 tbsp. shortening and one No. 1 can crushed pineapple. Mix and bake as above.
Cornmeal Muffins - Add 1 cup cornmeal and 1 cup flour instead of two full cups. The rest of the ingredients are same.
Jelly Corn Muffins - Use recipe above with Corn meal. Fill greased muffin pan 1/4 full, put a teaspoon of jelly on each, cover with more batter and bake in a hot oven 400 degrees.