Preheaat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease 12 muffin pans with some shortening or put a paper bake cup into each muffin cup
Measure the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into medium mixing bowl
Stir to mix with a wooden spoon. Use a fork to beat the egg in the small mixing bowl
Add milk and oil. Beat with fork till well mixed. Pour milk mixture over flour mixture
Stir with wooden spoon only till all flour is wet. Batter should be lumpy. Do not stir too much or muffins will be hard
Spoon half the batter into muffin pans until each cup is about 1/3 full. Put 2 teaspoonful of jelly or jam on the batter in each cup. Fill muffin cups with remaining batter
Bake till muffins are golden. This will take 20 to 25 minutes. Turn off oven. Remove muffins from oven. Remove muffins from pan with a table knife. Cool 5 minutes.
