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Sift flour with salt and baking powder.
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Mix milk, honey, beaten egg, and melted shortening. Add to dry mixture. Stir quickly just long enough to moisten dry ingredients. Fill greased muffin pans one-half full.
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Bake in a moderately hot oven (400 degrees F) 25 – 30 minutes or until delicately browned.
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Blueberry Muffins - Add ½ cup fresh blueberries to shifted dry ingredients.
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Fruit Muffins - Add ½ cup chopped citron, ¼ cup chopped maraschino cherries to batter. Brush muffins lightly with honey before baking.
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Honey Muffins - Put 1 teaspoon finely crystallized honey in center of batter of each muffin.
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Peanut Butter Muffins - Blend ¼ cup peanut butter with honey before adding to milk and egg mixture.
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Soybean Muffins - Replace ½ cup flour with ½ cup soybean flour.
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Whole Wheat Muffins - Replace 1 cup of flour with 1 cup of whole wheat flour.
