By Vicki Delany
My good friend Mary Jane Maffini invited me to be a guest blogger back in February 2015 in celebration of the first Lighthouse Library book, BY BOOK OR BY CROOK (written as Eva Gates). Blueberries aren't exactly in season in North America in February, so I think reposting this in July, just in time for berry season is more appropriate!.
Eva Gates' Blueberry Muffins
Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp
2 cups fresh blueberries
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup of milk
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Grease and flour a 12-cup muffin tin
In a medium bowl. whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
In a large bowl, beat butter and ONE CUP sugar until light and fluffy, approximately three minutes with an electric mixer.
Beat in eggs, one at a time and add vanilla.
Add flour mixture to sugar and butter slowly until incorporated.
Add milk slowly and mix on low speed until just combined. Do not over mix batter.
Sprinkle the blueberries with a little bit of flour, no more than a teaspoon, just to coat them. Shake off excess flour. The step will prevent the blueberries from sinking to the bottom of the muffins.
Fold blueberries carefully into the muffin batter.
Pour batter into muffin tins.
Mix remaining 1/4 cup sugar with nutmeg. Sprinkle on muffins for nice crunchy top.
Bake for about 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean if inserted in the middle of a muffin.
Let cool and remove from pan.
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I love blueberry muffins...I’ll have to try this recipe!
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Love the books by the authors on this blog! The blueberry muffin recipe looks so good, will be making it soon!
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I love blueberry muffins, especially warm and spread with butter! Thanks for sharing your recipe, Vicki!
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Yum! Thanks, Vicky. ~ Daryl
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the recipe. Ohh what a sweet tip about coating the blueberries before putting them in the batter. thanks for that.
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Love blueberry muffins - thanks for the recipe.
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We love them for Christmas morning breakfast. I'm including them in the fifth Year round Christmas mystery which I'm writing now as there's a holiday breakfast scene.
DeleteWill for sure try that recipe out...one of the things I love the most are blueberry muffins.
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ReplyDeleteMarilyn ewatvess@yahoo.com
I have muffins for breakfast almost every day!!
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