Blueberry Muffin Recipe
Usually when making a staple like muffins, I'll just go to the Joy of Cooking
(or the 1975 Edition
) and follow the recipe there. But for the first time ever, after dozens and dozens of successful recipes, the Joy of Cooking let me down a bit. The muffins were only okay. So, we tweaked the recipe - a bit more leavening agent, a bit more sugar, and some raw sugar sprinkled on the tops, and the modified muffins came out much better. We've also had a head-to-head competition in the kitchen between these muffins and ready made mixes (just add water and fresh blueberries), and these muffins were the winner.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 cup blueberries
- 3 tablespoons sugar in the raw
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Sift dry ingredients together (flour, salt, sugar, baking powder).
- Beat eggs. Add milk & melted butter to the eggs.
- Combine the liquid and dry ingredients with a few swift strokes. Before completely mixed, add blueberries, and stir until just blended. DO NOT overstir or the gluten will make the muffins tough.
- Put liners in muffin pan. Fill liners 2/3 full. Sprinkle tops with sugar in the raw - enough to nearly cover the muffin top.
- Bake at 400° for 20 to 25 minutes.
Nutrition Information | Total | Per Serving (20 Servings) |
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%DV | %DV | ||||
Calories | 1665 cal | -- | 83 cal | -- | |
Total Fat | 55 g | 84% | 3 g | 4% | |
Saturated Fat | 33 g | 165% | 2 g | 8% | |
Monounsaturated Fat | 14 g | -- | 1 g | -- | |
Polyunsaturated Fat | 3 g | -- | 0 g | -- | |
Trans Fat | 0 g | -- | 0 g | -- | |
Cholesterol | 140 mg | 47% | 7 mg | 2% | |
Sodium | 3320 mg | 138% | 166 mg | 7% | |
Potassium | 624 mg | 18% | 31 mg | 1% | |
Total Carbohydrate | 267 g | 89% | 13 g | 4% | |
Dietary Fiber | 38 g | -- | 0 g | -- | |
Sugars | 93 g | -- | 5 g | -- | |
Protein | 30 g | 60% | 2 g | 3% | |
Vitamin A | -- | 34% | -- | 2% | |
Vitamin C | -- | 23% | -- | 1% | |
Calcium | -- | 106% | -- | 5% | |
Iron | -- | 68% | -- | 3% |
Note: Nutrition Info as calculated by MyFitnessPal.com