Muffins, fruit or nut

This photo shows muffins with mandarin oranges, a delicious combination with the Streusel topping.

Muffins, fruit or nut
Cream together:

6 Tb. butter or margarine, softened

1/2 - 3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup + 2 Tb. milk

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Mix in:

2 cups chopped fruit, nuts, chocolate chips, etc.

In a separate bowl, sift together:

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. cinnamon, optional

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Be careful not to overmix the batter.

Streusel topping, optional

1/4 cup flour

2 Tb. butter or margarine, melted

2 Tb. brown sugar

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

Pinch of nutmeg

Pinch of salt

Mix together and sprinkle on muffins.

Bake for 30-35 minutes in greased tins or tins lined with muffin papers at 350°.

Possible fruit combinations include peach-blueberry, apple-cranberry, mango-banana-chocolate chip, peach-pecan, pear-chocolate chip-almond, pumpkin-apple, pumpkin-pecan-chocolate chip, strawberry-chocolate chip-almond, and so on. For the mandarin oranges drain them well so the muffins don't become soggy. Pour them in a strainer first so they can drain, then follow the recipe.