basic muffins

1 ¾ cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 ¾ tsp baking powder
1 egg + 1 egg yolk beaten
½ cup melted butter
1 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
¼ tsp almond extract
1 cup your choice of fruit
Optional:
cinnamon/nutmeg

Combine first 3 ingredients, then combine the last 5 ingredients. Add wet ingredients to dry - mix just until moist. Fold in apples, blueberries, nuts, banana or whatever you want (1 cup)

Sprinkle with crumb topping:
3T flour
3T brown sugar
2T soft butter

Bake at 400 F (190 C) for 15-20 minutes!!

glory to Jen Namba! her muffins always turn out better than mine too!