Basic Muffins

• 1/4 cupvegetable oil
• 1 cupgranulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cupsapplesauce
• 1 1/2 tspground cinnamon
• 1 tspbaking soda
• 1/4 tspsalt
• 1 cupall-purpose flour
• 1 cupwhole wheat flour
• to taste carrot, optional
• to taste raisins, optional
• to taste walnuts, optional
• 1/2 cupmilk, optional, only if adding carrots, raisins or walnuts

quantities scale with servings

Method

1. 1

   Wash hands with soap and water.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 350 °F.

3. 3

   Line muffin tin with paper baking cups or grease bottom of tin with cooking spray.

4. 4

   Cream margarine and sugar with an electric mixer, or by hand.

5. 5

   Add egg, milk, and applesauce, mixing well.

6. 6

   Blend in cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and flour.

7. 7

   Add carrots, raisins, and/or walnuts if desired. If any of these items are added, also add milk and mix.

8. 8

   Fill muffin tins 2/3 full and bake for 15 to 18 minutes.