Make Blueberry Muffins

Brighten your morning with fluffy, fresh blueberry muffins! Blueberry muffins are a classic treat for breakfast and always make mornings feel special. Serve these up with some coffee and fruit and you'll be in heaven.

• This recipe makes a dozen of large muffins.

Ingredients

• 1 cup (240 milliliters) plain yogurt, regular or low fat
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• ¼ cup (60 milliliters) canola or corn oil
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups (260 grams) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup (100 grams) granulated white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 and ¼ cups (100 grams) fresh blueberries

Steps

Making the Blueberry Muffins

1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF or 190ºC.
2. Combine the yogurt, egg, oil, and vanilla extract in a small mixing bowl.
   • Note that the amount of vanilla extract does not mess up a batter. You can pour over a teaspoon and still will not tell if you added a lot of vanilla extract.
3. Sift and combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in another medium mixing bowl.
4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly, but do not over beat.
5. Gently fold the blueberries into the mixture.
6. Fill in muffin tins or cupcake liners about 2/3 full.
7. Bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Test to see if they're done with a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out gooey, stick it in for another 2-3 minutes until the toothpick comes out clean.
8. Let the muffins cool on a cooling rack for 5 minutes before serving.
9. Finished.

More Varieties of Blueberry Muffins

1. Make Mini Blueberry Muffins When you can't get enough of blueberry muffins, these moist mini muffins are ideal to take along with you as a snack while you are on-the-go. Click the article to learn the steps required to make mini blueberry muffins.
2. Make Non Fat Blueberry Muffins If you love blueberry muffins but don't love the amount of fat in them, why not try making this recipe? Now you can enjoy blueberry muffins with less guilt.
3. Make a Blueberry Muffin ''Jiffy'' Pie The most famous and also delightful tasteful treat is the Jiffy Blueberry muffin pie. This article will teach you how to bake this delightful baked good. The muffin blueberry pie is a different taste then the usual. Its taste is one you can never forget and it will leave you wanting more. After you have been introduced to this treat you no doubt will only want Jiffy’s blueberry pie.
4. Make Blueberry Muffin Cake Pops Cake pops or balls are a great and unique way to indulge in blueberry muffins without having to modify a recipe. Petite in size, they can be enjoyed by kids and adults for any occasion.

Tips

• Use an ice cream scoop (the type with the wire that scrapes the ice cream off the scoop) to pour the batter into the muffin pans.
• Mix dry ingredients first, make a little depression in the middle of the mound, then pour in the wet ingredients.
• This basic recipe will also work with other berries, such as blackberries, raspberries, cranberries or even fresh cherries cut into bite-sized pieces with pits and stems taken out. You can even use chopped nuts, chocolate chips, chocolate chunks, or cinnamon chips
• Greek yogurt will make a rich batter, but you may have to add some milk to make the batter a little lighter and easier to work with.
• Do not use frozen blueberries when making blueberry muffins. The frozen berries will melt in the oven and gave it a very nasty, watery taste. Fresh is the best way to go!
• You can also use sour cream or buttermilk in replacement of the yogurt, which will still make the muffins really moist.
• You add orange or lemon zest to the muffins or even orange or lemon extract.
• You can substitute 1/4 cup of honey for 1/2 cup sugar for a natural healthy sweetener. Use pure solid raw honey. Reduce the amount of oil to 3 tablespoons instead of 1/4 cup if using honey
• You can also use light or dark brown sugar instead of white sugar.

Warnings

• Wash your hands before beginning any cooking project.
• Wear oven gloves when taking your muffins out of the oven so you don’t burn yourself.

Things You'll Need

• Measuring cup
• Teaspoons
• Large bowl
• Small bowl
• Muffin cups

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Sources and Citations

• Adapted from Joyofbaking.com, http://www.joyofbaking.com/muffins/BlueberryMuffins.html

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