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5/12/12

The best Blackberry Muffins ever



Years ago,(over 10) when my kids were younger, I used to bake a lot. Always using the same recipes given to me by my mother.
Over time, the baking slowed down, and some recipes were lost.
Lately I have renewed my love for baking, and as well, have more bravery, with trying new recipes I find.
The other day I did a search for Blackberry Muffins. (store had a sale and I bought lots).
I found a recipe.
Great recipe!
My 9 yr old, even likes them, and she is not a huge fan of blackberries.
I am going to make them again this weekend, and use blueberries instead of blackberries.


Blackberry Muffins Recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon milk
1 cup sugar
8 Tbsp warm melted butter (1 stick)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups (about 5-6 oz) of fresh blackberries, cut in half , (you can use frozen blackberries if fresh are not available, defrost and drain them first.)

Method

1 Position rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 400°F. Grease a standard 12 muffin pan or line with paper muffin cups. (Actually, with the berries you'll have more batter than just for 12 muffins. This batch made 18 muffins.)

2 Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.

3 In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, milk, sugar, butter and vanilla.

4 Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and mix together with a few light strokes, just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Add the berries. (If you are using frozen berries, defrost them first, then drain the excess liquid, then coat them lightly in flour.) Do not overmix! Overmixing will cause the muffins to be dense, not fluffy. The batter should not be smooth.

5 Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle of 1 or 2 of the muffins comes out clean, 17-20 minutes (or longer). Let cool for 2 to 3 minutes before removing from the pan. If not serving hot, let cool on a rack.

Serve as soon as possible, preferably within a few hours of baking.
recipe source:  SimplyRecipes.


1 comment:

Emily Cook said...

These look great!
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Emily
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