Fannie Farmer Blueberry Muffins Food

BASIC MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Butter muffin pans. Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a large bowl. Add the egg, milk, and butter, stirring only enough to dampen the flour; the batter should not be smooth. Spoon into the muffin pans, filling each cup about two-thirds full. Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes each.
• Blueberry Muffins.
• Use 1/2 cup sugar. Reserve 1/4 cup of the flour, sprinkle it over 1 cup blueberries, and stir them into the batter last.
• Pecan Muffins.
• Use 1/4 cup sugar. Add 1/2 cup chopped pecans to the batter. After filling the cups, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and more chopped nuts.
• Whole-Wheat Muffins.
• Use 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour and 1 cup white flour.
• Date or Raisin Muffins.
• Add 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates or 1/3 cup raisins to the batter.
• Bacon Muffins.
• Add 3 strips bacon, fried crisp and crumbled, to the batter.

BLUEBERRY BUTTERMILK MUFFINS

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
• In another bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk and butter that has been melted and browned slightly.
• Make a well in dry ingredients and pour in liquid ingredients, mixing quickly.
• Fold in blueberries.
• Spoon batter into greased muffin cups and bake till golden brown.
• Bake at 400 F for 20 -30 minutes.

FANNIE FARMER BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven for 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• 2. Sift into a mixing bowl all dry ingredients (reserving 1/4 cup flour for add in berries). DO NOT USE both pastry and all-purpose flour. Use one or the other.
• 3. Mix in another bowl remaining ingredients (save berries for last).
• 4. Pour wet mixture over the flour mixture. Stir only enough to dampen the flour.
• 5. Mix 1/4 cup of flour with berries, add 1/2 cup sugar.
• 6. Gently fold berries into batter.
• 7. Spoon into buttered muffin tins (or paper lined tins), having the tins about two-thirds full.
• 8. Bake at 400 degrees fahrenheit for 15 minutes.
• Makes 12.