Basic Muffin Recipe

 New recipe I've found and enjoy. These can be made sweet or savory. I added bacon bits and cheese. 

Replace canola oil with butter. 

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup granulated sugar *omit if making a savory muffin
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk; room temperature
• 2 eggs; room temperature
• ¼ cup Canola oil

INSTRUCTIONS

 

• Set your oven to 400 °F and center your oven rack.
• Line a 12 cavity muffin tin with baking cups or parchment paper. If you prefer, spray with nonstick spray if you do not want to use liners.
• In a large bowl, whisk together all the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, granular sugar, baking powder, and salt.

  * If you are adding other spices, cinnamon or garlic, they will be added here.
• In a separate small bowl, lightly beat the wet ingredients: milk, egg, and vegetable oil.

  * If you are adding extracts, vanilla, they will be added here.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Fold 18 times with a spatula.

  * If you are adding add-ons, fruit, chocolate chips, bacon, cheese, they will be added here. Fold batter 10 times, add the add-ons, and fold remaining 8 times.
• Divide batter equally into your muffin tins, filling them 2/3 of the way full. I use an ice cream scoop to do this.
• Bake for 12 – 17 minutes, this will vary based on the add-ons. The muffin should spring back to the touch when it's done and be light brown on top and sides.
• Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from the muffin tin. Place on a wire rack to cool to room temperature.