Recipe: Jelly Muffins

JELLY MUFFINS
from "Better Homes and Gardens Junior Cook Book"

Shortening (or butter)
1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3//4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup shortening (or butter)
3/4 cup milk
Jelly

Set oven at 400 degrees.  Lightly grease muffin cups with a bit of the shortening on waxed paper, or use paper baking cups.

Measure the sifted flour in a small bowl.  Add sugar, baking powder, and salt.  Sift allof these into a large bowl.

Pur 1/3 cup shortening in small skillet; heat until it is melted.  Remove skillet from the heat. Let cool slightly.  (I would just melt a 1/3 cup butter in the microwave).

Break the egg into small bowl.  Beat with rotary egg-beater until fluffy.  Add milk.  Then, add melted shortening (or melted butter).

Make a well in the center of flour mixture.  Add all the milk mixture.  Stir only until dry ingredients are moistened.

Fill the muffin cups half full.  Drop 1 teaspoon jelly in the center of each cup.  Bake about 25 minutes.  Makes 12.


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Enjoy!