Blueberry Muffins Rock

Hi everyone in blog life...I realize I've been absolutely the worst blogger known to man. I'm going to try to set that straight once and for all.

A lot has happened in the last year and now it's a new ball game! Currently I'm living the non-working life, and doing a lot of trial baking and old favorites as well. I'm determined to write each and every time I bake something (which is usually everyday...or every other day) and give you my feedback and recipes from time to time.

Today I baked blueberry muffins. It's a very easy recipe from 500 Best Muffin Recipes by Esther Brody, and it was delicious! I find sometime the best muffin recipes are the simplest. Many recipes get bogged down with too many spices, or a method that's so long you want to dump the whole thing in the bin before you get the pan in oven. This one is easy, simple and make delicious blueberry muffins.

The prep time was about 10 minutes to mix everything up and 15-20 minutes to bake and absolutely perfect blueberry muffins will appear from your oven. The recipe calls for pastry flour, but I used all-purpose and it turned out just the same. The choice is yours. The only thing I strongly recommend on this recipe is to spray your muffin liners with pan spray before putting the batter in, otherwise you end up eating half your muffin off the paper liner, not that a little paper hurt anyone but it definitely ruins the experience.

Try out this recipe next time you feel like some simple, but scrumptious blueberry muffins!


~Sally



Esther's Favorite Blueberry Muffins
1/4 c. softened butter or margarine
3/4 c. granulated sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 c. pastry flour (or all-purpose works too for this recipe)
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 c. milk
1 c. fresh or frozen blueberries

Preheat oven to 400F (200C)
12 cup muffin tin, greased or paper lined

1. In a bowl cream together butter and sugar. Add egg, mix well.
2. In another bowl sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk; stir just until moistened. Fold in blueberries.
3. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin, filling to the top. Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned.