With the arrival of autumn, the slight chill in the air gives just the incentive necessary to start baking.
Nothing beats the taste of blueberry muffins, esp when they just come out of the oven.
You can make them in bite size bits or in a more grown-up size.
They are just perfect for sharing over a hot mug of tea and beats the ones in Starbuck's, which I alway find to be cloyingly sweet.
These all natural, homebaked muffins are as good as the ingredients that you put in them. I've cut the sugar back too, since I find most baked goods recipes to be overly sweet. The thing is, the more sugar that you use, the more you need to use because it's easy to become desensitized to sweet tastes.
This is my top secret muffin recipe... enjoy.
Blueberry Muffins
Makes 12-18 muffins big muffins or 48 bite size ones
2 3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2/3 cups oil
150g blueberry (fresh or frozen is OK)
1 tablespoon lemon zest
Sift all the dry ingredients into a large bowl.
Pre-heat oven to 400F/200C.
In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs for about 15 secs. Add milk and oil and mix well.
Create a well in the dry ingredients and pour the egg mixture into the well. Leave for 5 minutes and only stir slightly to help the flour absorb the liquid mixture. Don't stir too much or you'll lose the light fluffiness in the muffins.
Fold the blueberries and lemon zest into the flour mixture... taking care to not stir more than necessary.
Lightly grease the muffin trays, filling the muffin tin about 2/3 full for each muffin.
Bake for 15-20 minutes. Stick a cocktail stick into the muffin to check to see if it's done. The cocktail stick should come out clean.
Cool for 5 minutes and eat. They are best eaten when still warm.
It is however strongly recommended that you finish the muffins before picking up your knitting, because the recipient might not understand why there are blue stains and crumbs in their socks.
I have found your whole site so inspiring. Your knitting is amazing and now you are giving recipes too.... What more could I ask for!!
Posted by: Norma at October 12, 2007 12:47 AMI love muffins. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Posted by: Wanda at October 10, 2007 08:30 PMMmmmm! Blueberry muffins are AWESOME. I want some. I love backed goods, but especially so in cooler weather.
The socks are so pretty.
Posted by: Thalia at October 9, 2007 08:47 PMThanks Polly for the recipe. I'm going to make some of these as they look delicious and I love bluberries. Great work on the socks, you are well on the way to finishing those 6 pairs! Jan xxx
Posted by: Jan b at October 9, 2007 08:55 AMMy favourite - blueberry muffins - I have to bake some as they look so delicious. Thanks for the recipe. The socks look great - love the pattern!
Posted by: Ann at October 9, 2007 04:43 AMOoh, thank you for the recipe! Your muffins look very tasty.
Posted by: BigAlice at October 8, 2007 08:48 PM*drool* MUST.MAKE.MUFFIN.
mmmmmuffins! i have muffin-brain (eh?) these days and you're not helping!
Posted by: kris at October 8, 2007 11:57 AMOh no, my blueberry-muffin cravings just jumped off the scale! Thanks for the recipe, I'll certainly try them out.
The blue crumbs shouldn't be too much of a problem in blueberry colored socks?... well, they are beautiful socks in the making!
I love blueberry muffins I will have to try this recipe...I don't think they would mind the crumbs if you included some muffins too lol
Posted by: Rae at October 8, 2007 08:09 AMA wonderful recipe, just perfect for using my mother's home grown blueberries. I just hope she won't miss a few. I know what you mean about the sugar, I once had a patient who insisted on SEVEN sugars in each cup of tea, she increased it to eight before she left. I'm only surprised that she had any teeth left.
Your socks are gorgeous, Polly, what is that pattern please?
Posted by: Louise at October 7, 2007 12:59 PMHey! Pretty socks...that almost looks like a snowflake pattern. The muffins look good, too, but I'll take mine with coffee!
Ang
Posted by: angelarae at October 7, 2007 12:20 PMYeah, well I've got blueberried I picked myself in the freezer hollering at me to bake them into muffins. Now you start.
I can't bake until I'm well caffeinated, bit it is Sunday morning and dreary outside....
Posted by: jessie at October 7, 2007 12:14 PMHahahaah, crumbs in a sock! Jummie, just a nibble while wearing...
My muffins died a sudden death in the oven. I added sugar, when there was already sugar in the flour. A bit sad, because my daughter was helping. Teeth were jumping out due to so much sweetness.
We also had silicone muffinshapes in all kinds of colours; pink, purple, green, blue and orange.
I'll try your blueberry muffins soon... Thanx for the recipy.
Thanks for that great recipe. I don't like overly sweet things so they sound perfect!
Posted by: mrspao at October 7, 2007 10:43 AMThanks, must dig those blueberries out of the freezer!
Posted by: Sam at October 7, 2007 08:59 AMOh wow, this is great. Thanks so much for the recipe, Polly, I have to go get a muffin pan but this is really tempting.
Posted by: desiknitter at October 6, 2007 11:32 PMI'm off to get some blueberries to try out your not-so secret recipe! They look yummy!
Posted by: Ling at October 6, 2007 10:06 PM