Sunday, September 27, 2015

Wild Blueberry Muffins


I love blueberries and fortunate
to have them growing in our forests
 here in the Gaspé, Eastern Canada.
 We had a lot of rain this summer
 which gave us a good harvest.

Forest picked wild blueberries,
good for baking or eating raw.
(Great cereal toppers)

These nutritious muffins, 
bursting with berries
 are low in sugar,great for breakfast
 or snack any time of the day.


Preheat oven 375deg.F

Whisk together:

2 cups Flour
2 tsp. baking powder
pinch of salt.
1/2 cup Sugar
zest of one orange or lemon.

In another bowl mix together:
2 eggs beaten
1 cup Milk
1/4 cup melted butter
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract.

Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and
 stir quickly until ingredients are just mixed 
and batter is lumpy in appearance.

Fold in 2 cups lightly floured Blueberries .
(Raspberries or Cranberries may be used also.)


Fill muffin tins 2/3 fill.




An ice cream scoop works well for filling


Bake 20-25 mins at 375deg. F



tip:
The secret of good muffins is to 
stir the batter until the flour is just dampened.
The batter should be lumpy. 
Over mixing causes tunnels
 and a tough texture.
Perfect muffins are light and 
tender with rough shiny golden crusts.





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Thanks for your visit xo

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