Sweet Muffins

Makes 12 standard size muffins

INGREDIENTS:
1 egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda

DIRECTIONS:
Heat oven to 400 degrees.  Line 12 muffin cups. Beat egg, stir in milk and oil.  Mix in remaining ingredients just until flour is moistened.  Batter should be lumpy.  Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.  Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.  Remove from pans immediately.

Variations:
Apple Muffins:  Stir in 1 cup grated apple with the oil and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon with the flour.  Sprinkle top with nut crunch topping: mix 1/3 cups brown sugar, 1/3 cup broken nuts and 1/2 tsp. cinnamon.  Bake 25-30 minutes.

Blueberry Muffins: Fold in 1 cup fresh blueberries or 3/4 cup frozen blueberries into batter.  Bake as above.