This Tea Muffins recipe comes from a St. Lawrence Corn Oil recipe booklet, that I got in the 1970s. The company was located in Mississauga, Ontario, and shut down many years ago.
The basic recipe is below, as well as a variation for Apple Muffins. That recipe sounds good too!
Tea Muffins
A quick and easy recipe for 12 tasty muffins.
Ingredients
- 1-3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/4 sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup corn oil
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Sift together the flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.
- Combine egg, milk and corn oil, and add all at once, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Fill oiled muffin tins or oiled paper cup-cake cups in muffin tins 2/3 full.
- Bake at 400°F for 20 minutes, and watch them carefully for the last few minutes, so they don’t overcook
Makes 12 muffins.
Apple Muffins
For apple muffins, make the following changes to the recipe above:
- Add 2 medium apples, peeled and finely chopped, to the dry ingredients, just before adding the liquid.
- Bake the muffins at 400°F for 25 minutes. Serve warm.
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