Basic vanilla muffins recipe

Ingredients:

    2 cups self-raising flour
    1 cup sugar
    1/2 tsp salt
    1 egg
    3/4 cup milk
    1/3 cup vegetable oil
    1 tsp vanilla extract

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C or 160° fan-forced. Place muffin papers in one 12-hole muffin tray.

Combine flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.

In a jug, mix egg, milk and oil.

Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined.

Pour 1/3 cup measures into muffin liners and smooth over top.

Bake for 22-25 minutes. Leave to cool in tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to continue cooling.

Notes:

- You can vary this muffin recipe by adding 1 cup of additional ingredients of your choice.

- You could use one cup of mashed banana or one cup of chocolate chips or even  one cup of diced, cooked apples.

- This recipe was created by Jennifer Cheung of Kidspot, Australia's best recipe finder.