When you have overnight company – breakfast can be a challenge.  This dough can be made ahead and will keep for up to 5 days.  Fresh hot muffins for the win!

Ingredients:

• 4 1/2 c flour, firmly packed
• 1/2 c brown sugar
• 1/2 c white sugar
• 4 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 c buttermilk (or 2 Tab vinegar or lemon juice and enough milk to make 2 cups.)
• 3/4 c oil
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs

Directions:

1. Combine flour, brown and white sugar, baking powder, soda and salt.
2. Blend well.
3. In a small bowl combine buttermilk, oil, vanilla and eggs.
4. Mix well.
5. Add liquid ingredients to dry, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.
6. Cover tightly,
7. Refrigerate up to 5 days.

To bake:

1. Heat oven to 375°.
2. Choose one of the flavor variations.’ Grease bottoms only of 6 muffin cups, or line with paper cups.
3. In a small bowl place 1 1/3 c batter.
4. Fold in flavor ingredients.
5. Fill cups 2/3 full.
6. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Flavor Ingredients:

• Raisin spice: 1/3 c raisins, 1/2 tsp cinnamon,  1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp allspice, 1/4 tsp cloves
• Maple walnut: 1/3 c chopped walnuts, 1/2 tsp maple extract.
• Chocolate chip:  1/3 c miniature chocolate chips
• Mixed fruit: 1/3 c chopped dried fruit
• Banana nut:  1/2 c chopped banana, 1/4 c chopped nuts
• Apple:  1/3 c peeled and chopped apple, 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• Blueberry:  Combine 1/4 – 1/2 c blueberries with 1 Tab sugar, fold into batter
• Cinnamon topped:  After baking, dip top of muffin in melted butter then a mixture of 2 Tab sugar, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Serves:  Recipe makes 24 muffins

Source:   Mystery to me!