Blueberry Muffins

Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to the service men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. I hope you are able to spend some time with your family today. We are getting together for my sweet niece’s birthday. Hard to believe she will be four this year! Alex and Abby are always buddies when we are able to get together. He thinks she is just hilarious, and she is so sweet with him. I wish my whole family could be together, but Bernie will be at work today. I look forward to the years when we can all be together on holidays! Including Willa – maybe one day she won’t be so hyper and we can take her with us!

Now, on to the food. We love berries, all three of us! Alex loves fresh berries, right now he calls any berry BBs. I can’t wait until we can go and pick our own at Huber’s Farm this year – those are the best. Blueberry muffins are Bernie’s favorite so when the blueberries were on sale at the grocery last week, I knew what I was going to make. With a name that says these muffins are “to die for,” we had high expectations, and they were met. These muffins are huge! You could definitely get more than eight servings if you want a more standard sized muffin. This recipe calls for a sugary topping and while it adds a little something extra, they are good without (Alex didn’t get the extra sugar). On that note, the original recipe calls for much more streusel topping than you need, so I halved it. This recipe is one of the reasons I love Allrecipes, with over 6,000 reviews, I knew these muffins were going to be delicious!

Blueberry Muffins, from Allrecipes

Ingredients:

Muffins:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup white sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 egg, slightly beaten

1/3 cup milk

1 cup fresh blueberries

Streusel topping:

1/4 cup white sugar

2 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons butter, cubed

3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease well or line 8 muffin cups.

To make the muffins: In a medium bowl combine flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Set aside. Pour the oil into a one cup measuring cup and add the egg and enough milk to fill to the top. Mix the oil mixture into the dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in the blueberries. Pour into the prepared muffin cups, filling to the top.

To make the topping: Mix together the sugar, flour, butter and cinnamon. Mix together with a fork (or fingers) until crumbly and sprinkle over tops of muffins.

Bake for 20-25 minutes in preheated oven.

Yields: 8 large muffins

 

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