1 egg
3/4 c. milk
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/3 c. oil
1/4 c. honey
2 c. whole wheat or all-purpose flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Heat oven to 400. Grease bottoms only of 12 medium muffin cups, 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches.

Beat egg; stir in milk, nuts, oil and honey. Stir in remaining ingredients, all at once, just until flour is moistened (batter will be lumpy).

Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full; sprinkle with sugar if desired. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Immediately remove from pan.

VARIATIONS:

For fruit muffins, stir in 1 medium apple, pared and chopped, 1/2 cup raisins and 1 tablespoon finely shredded orange peel with the milk and 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice with the flour.

For seed muffins, omit nuts. Stir in 1/2 cup sunflower nuts and 1 tablespoon poppy seed with the milk.