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Blueberry Muffins

  • ½ c. softened Butter
  • 1¼ c. Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • 2 c. Flour
  • ½ tsp. Salt
  • 2 tsp. Baking Powder
  • ½ c. Milk
  • 2 c. Blueberries, washed, drained and picked over
  • 3 tsp. Sugar

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375.
  2. Cream the butter and sugar until light.
  3. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. Add vanilla.
  5. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder, and add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk.
  6. Crush ½ cup blueberries with a fork, and mix into the batter.
  7. Fold in the remaining whole berries gently with a spatula.
  8. Line a 12 cup standard muffin tin with cupcake liners, and fill with batter. Sprinkle the 3 teaspoons sugar over the tops of the muffins, and bake at 375 degrees for about 30-35 minutes.
  9. Remove muffins from tin and cool at least 30 minutes. Store, uncovered, or the muffins will be too moist the second day, if they last that long.

Note: Next time I make these I plan to add lemon zest to the batter.

Blueberry Cake Donuts


GLAZED BLUEBERRY CAKE DONUTS
Dunkin Donuts Copycat Recipe

Makes about 1 Dozen Donuts

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup lowfat milk
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries
oil for frying (about 1 quart)

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt, stirring to combine. In another bowl, combine egg, milk and vanilla extract, mixing together. Add melted butter to the dry ingredients, quickly stirring to disperse the butter and form small crumbs. Stir in milk and egg mixture, bring the dough together with a spoon.

Before it comes completely together, add in blueberries, mashing some as you go along if desired  and bring dough together with your hands. Form it into a large ball, then roll it out on a floured surface to about 1/2 inch thickness. Cut donuts using a donut cutter, a biscuit cutter, or even a knife, using a small lid to cut out the center. Repeat with dough scraps until all the dough is used.

Heat oil in a large pot or deep fryer, bringing it to 375 degrees. Fry donuts 1-2 at a time, frying for about 1 1/2-2 minutes per side. After your first donut, check it by cutting into the center and making sure the dough is cooked through. Finish remaining donuts, then dip the entire thing in glaze and let sit to cool before serving.

Glaze
2 cups powdered sugar
1-2 tablespoons water
1 drop of vanilla extract.

Whisk ingredients together until a smooth, runny glaze forms. If it seems too thin, add sugar a few tablespoons at a time, stirring. if it’s too thick, add more water by one very small drop at a time, whisking constantly. Dunk donuts in the glaze and let sit to set.

Blueberry Tea Cake

2 cups plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp. salt
½ cup butter
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
2 cups blueberries
Crumb topping:
½ cup sugar
¼ cup flour
½ tsp. cinnamon
¼ cup butter

cream butter and sugar, add egg, then milk. Stir in dry ingredients. Gently fold in blueberries (batter is thick, so i usually use frozen blueberries so that they don’t get so mashed up when i stir them in). For topping, cut dry ingredients into butter until crumble, sprinkle on top of batter.

Bake in a 8-9” round dish at 375 degrees for 40-45 minutes

Blueberry Muffins


2 cups plain flour
½ cup sugar
2 ¼ tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
¼ tsp. baking soda
1 egg
1 cup melted butter
1 cup blueberries

Mix all ingredients, bake in muffin tins at 425 degrees for 20 minutes.