Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup dark molasses
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup Crisco Oil
• 1/4 cup milk

Directions

Heat oven to 400 degrees.   Place paper liners in twelve medium muffin cups.  Combine the flour, sugar, bkaingpowder, ginger and salt in a medium bowl,  Make well in the center of the mixture.

Conbine molasses, eggs, Crisco oil and milk in a small bowl.  Stir to blend.  Pour into "well" in dry dry ingredients.  Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.  Spoon into muffins cups, filling each about 2.3 full.  Bake 400 degrees for 15 to 17 minues, or until centers spring back when touched lightly

makes 12 muffins

Variations:

Orange Raisin Muffins.  Follow above recipe, omitting ginger.  Add 1.2 cup raisins and 2 teaspoons grated ornage peel to dry ingredients.