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Written by Shirley T
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Monday, 21 December 2009 09:22 |
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Out of all the baking experiments, I would rank baking muffin as my number one favorite. That also means 2 lbs of flour at home can hardly last for 2 months! The joy of baking muffin is overwhelming. And now is the best season to bake muffin, in a way preparing in advance for festivities!
I guess I fall in love with muffins due to obvious reasons. First, (as I mentioned before) muffin is a healthy breakfast
meal and secondly, I could prepare plenty of them on the day before so that I do not need to rush in the morning to
serve breakfast. Just a warm chocolate drink or coffee, it is almost perfect to accompany my lovely home-made muffins. Isn't this great when we could reward ourselves and at the same time, enjoy a longer sleeping hours in the morning!
Having said that, I always love varieties. I do not get excited to bake the same type of muffins every week. Instead, I prefer to experiment with new ingredients and this article will share my first attempt with blueberries.
Features and functions
Native mainly in North America, the wild blueberries especially is found to contain anthocyanins, antioxidant pigments
and potential medicinal properties such as anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer.
Read on to get started? Check out the fun...
Ingredients (makes 12 muffins)
2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 ripe banana - mashed
2 egg
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
6 tbsp butter - melted
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup fresh blueberries
Topping:
3 tbsp granulated sugar
2 tsp grated lemon rind
1. Preheat oven to 400 degree Fahrenheit.
2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt into a medium size bowl.
3. Mash banana in large bowl. Add egg, brown sugar, butter (melted) and vanilla. Beat until blended.
4. Gradually add the combined dry ingredients. Combine and stir well until the batter become lumpy.
5. Stir in blueberries just until combined.
6. Spoon into prepared paper cups about 3/4 full. If you wish to get the ballooning effect, top more slightly more.
7. For 'Topping preparation': Combine sugar and lemon rind in small dish. Sprinkle evenly over muffins.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 20 - 22 minutes or until the muffins turn golden and the toothpick comes out clean.
This recipe is adapted from http://www.pastrywiz.com/archive/recipe/0495.htm but some ingredients & measurement have been changed according to my personal preferance.
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