Peggy Sheppard's Muffins

Peggy Sheppard’s Muffins (Bubbe’s midwife friend)
2 c all purpose flour
3 T sugar
3 t baking powder
½ t salt
1 c milk
1 egg
4 T melted, cooled butter
Preheat oven to 425. Prepare muffin cups. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, salt. Make a well and pour milk into bowl, add egg and beat well. Add at once to flour mixture with butter and 12-15 circular strokes. Batter will be lumpy. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full and bake 20-25 minutes. Remove immediately.
Blueberry: increase sugar to ½ c, stir in ¾ c blueberries into flour mixture before making well.
Cheese: decrease sugar to 1 T. stir in ½- ¾ c shredded cheddar into flour mixture before making well.
Cornmeal: substitute 1 c cornmeal for 1 c flour
Jam: add ½ t jam to each muffin before baking.
Orange: increase sugar to ½ c. add 1 T grated orange peel. Substitute ¼ c OJ for ¼ c milk.
Nut: increase sugar to ½ c. add ½ c nuts to flour
Raisin: add ¾ c raisins to flour.