Six Way Muffins

2 Cups sifted flour 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1 cup milk 1 egg 1/2 cup soft shortening Heat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 12 2 1/2 inch muffin pan cups. Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar into medium size bowl. Put remaining ingredients into blender container in order listed. Blend on low speed until well mixed. Pour over dry ingredients; stir just until moistened. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 20-25 minutes or until done. Date-Nut muffins Add 3/4 cup pitted dates and 1/4 cup walnuts to ingredients in blender container. Blend at low speed until dates and nuts are finely chopped. Proceed as for Six Way Muffins Raisin Muffins Add 1 cup seedless raisins to ingredients in blender container. Blend at low speed until raisins are finely chopped. Proceed as for Six Way Muffins Carrot Muffins Add 1 carrot, pared and cut up to ingredients in blender. Blend at low speed until carrot is finely chopped. Proceed as for Six Way Muffins Cranberry muffins Add 1 cup whole cranberries and 1/4 cup sugar to ingredients in blender. Blend at low speed until cranberries are chopped. Proceed as for Six Way Muffins Blueberry muffins Prepare batter in Six Way Muffin recipe. Fold in 1 cup washed blueberries. Bake as for Six Way Muffins