Muffin Base

My favorite thing about this muffin recipe is its versatility. I love, love, love a blank canvas recipe that allows you to be the artist, and this one is just that. When I worked in fine dining pastry, I realized baking was all about ratios and techniques, and I became fixated on the creation of base recipes. Rather than having twelve ice cream recipes, five cake recipes, and ten cookie recipes, I came to the realization that you could have one really amazing, really perfect base rec