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Back With Blueberry Muffins

admin — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 12:41:27 +0000

Okay, so I have been not posting lately and I apologize for that but I have been one busy person. I have had a lot of changes in my life (not the usual woman changes thank God for that) but nonetheless my time has been consumed by some good and some bad times. I decided that my to-do list, sometimes referred to as a bucket list, was growing and needed to be addressed in the here and now and not the later. Why wait? So, I took the first thing on the list, learning to play the piano the proper, classical way, got my butt in gear, signed up for lessons, bought a piano, and have been busy ever since with that. I also took care of my ailing soon to be 15 Bichon and had to euthanize her. That was the saddest day in my life. Having a pet can consume even the coldest of hearts. God I miss that little girl! But, being the softhearted soul that I am and having never lived without a dog, I decided to give a needy dog a new home, so I rescued a beautiful black lab. Lucy arrived yesterday at Logan airport, she is here now, and is settling in quite nicely (obviously as she took my place on the couch), so now it’s back to writing and cooking since I lost my comfy seat. Back to the normal part of life. Back to blueberry muffins and all the good stuff. BTW, I must also mention that a very good friend of mine that retired from teaching and is enjoying life to the fullest, approached me and informed me that I needed to post more recipes as she had already tried all of mine. So Carol, this one’s for you!! Perfect for summer, fall, anytime, and is healthy. I began adding resistant starches to my recipes as a way to increase the fiber content of baked goods. Turns out that resistant starch resists digestion (duh, should’ve seen this coming) and settles right into the large intestine where it acts like fiber and improves digestion. This is not new nor is it a quacky diet phase. It did improve my recipe, my old faithful chocolate cake recipe, as it gave it a different texture. Adding resistant starch to a recipe does not change the flavor. I purchased mine at King Arthur Flour. I read about resistant starches in the CarbLovers Diet Book. Interesting read, some great recipes, and I believe it is a natural, non-diet way to eat and live. All diets work if you stick with them, keeping off the weight is another matter, and CarbLovers does keep one satisfied and happy and is balanced, touching all food groups. Anyways, (not anywho), I made these muffins, they were very flavorful, packed with blueberries, and are a great anytime snack. I’d love to hear comments about these muffins. If you don’t have resistant starch (Hi-Maize Natural Fiber) then substitute flour. That means this recipe would have 2 1/4 cups flour without the added starch. Also, the batter is thick and if you are using frozen berries do not thaw them!! Mush if you do. Using frozen berries ups the baking time a couple minutes. You can also sprinkle some large crystal sugar mixed with a smidgen of cinnamon on the top of the muffins before baking. Enjoy!!

No Guilt Blueberry Muffins

1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup hi-maize resistant starch
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 stick butter
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. lemon extract
1/2 cup vanilla or lemon yogurt
1 1/2 cups blueberries

Directions

1) Preheat the oven to 375°F and get muffin tins ready. This makes 12 muffins.

2) Mix the flour, resistant starch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, then set aside.

3) Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

4) Add in eggs and mix thoroughly.

5) Mix in the extracts and yogurt.

6) Stir in the dry ingredients.

7) Fold in the berries, fill the muffin tins 3/4 full, and then bake for about 20 minutes or until they pass the toothpick test.

Homemade Blueberry Muffins

admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:20:46 +0000

There is nothing like the aroma of fresh blueberry muffins baking in the oven. Here is a great recipe for a moist muffin! Any fruits can be substituted for the blueberries. I like to also use this recipe with raspberries. A combination of mixed berries would also be incredible. If you add chopped apples, throw in some nuts and a little cinnamon! Can’t go wrong with that combination! Enjoy these muffins. They pack up great for any event, whether it be a summer picnic, a day at the beach, a backyard barbecue, and the list goes on…

Blueberry Muffins

2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cups blueberries
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup oil
1/2 tsp vanilla

1. Combine the dry ingredients. Add the berries.
2. Mix the last ingredients in a separate bowl. Stir into dry mix.
3. Fill 1 dozen muffin tins and bake for 20-25 minutes in a 400* oven.

Wade’s Mill’s Stone-Ground Buckwheat Pancakes

admin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:59:08 +0000

Saturday morning, time to cook, buckwheat pancake mix at hand, only one thing to do-make a batch for breakfast. I decided this was the perfect day for a warm breakfast as winter’s grip will not let go! What’s with this? It is soooo cold out that I decided that buckwheat pancakes aren’t going to kill my diet as it is so cold I’ll just shiver off any extra calories. I recently received a package of Wade’s Mill’s stone-ground buckwheat pancake mix. I love buckwheat pancakes. They have a texture that is quite different from your standard pancake: nutty and coarse. I followed the directions on the package, cooked them on my cast iron griddle, and also prepared my usual cup of blueberries just in case they were needed to enhance the pancakes. They weren’t. The pancakes were very good. It, and I say it, as I just had one, though I must admit, it was very tempting to have more, was worth the time it took to make it.

In Search of the Perfect Healthy Breakfast-Buckwheat Blueberry Pancakes

admin — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:11:11 +0000

It is absolutely freezing this morning. It only makes sense to have a warm breakfast to get things heated up. I had a warm blueberry muffin smothered with warm blueberries. Very good, satisfying, healthy, and guilt free. Can’t beat that, or could you? Hmm. I am thinking that what could only be better on this cold morning is buckwheat pancakes with blueberries. I know where I could go to get them: this little restaurant in Barre, MA called Pineridge Restaurant and Bake Shoppe. Unfortunately, it is quite the drive and it is way too cold to venture out. So my search begins for the best buckwheat pancake recipe or mix. If any readers know of a great recipe or mix that I could try please post a comment or email it to me. I have on recipe and it is not my favorite, so for now I will simply post a delicious blueberry muffin recipe.

Blueberry Muffins

1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs separated
1/2 c. shortening (part butter)
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 cups floured blueberries

1. Sift flour, bak. powder, and salt 3 times.
2. Beat egg whites until stiff. Set aside
3. Cream shortening with sugar and add egg yolks, beating well.
4. Add dry ingredients alternately with mild.
5. Fold in egg whites, lemon juice, and add blueberries last.
6. Sprinkle batter with sugar before baking.

Bake in muffin tins-350 degrees for 30-45 minutes.