Classic Blueberry Muffins

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons butter or 8 tablespoons margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups fresh blueberries (or dried blueberries)
• 2 teaspoons sugar, for topping (or sugar-cinnamon)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375° f; in a bowl, cream together until light, the butter, sugar, and salt.
• 2 add in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 add in baking powder, then add the flour alternately with the milk, beating well after each addition.
• 4 mash ½ cup of the blueberries and add them to the batter; stir in the vanilla at the end, along with the whole blueberries.
• 5 mound batter into 12 lightly greased muffin cups, filling each completely to the top (actually over the top; the batter is thick enough that it will hold its shape).
• 6 sprinkle with sugar.
• 7 bake for 30 minutes, or until a pick comes out clean.
• 8 remove muffins from oven, and after 5 minutes remove them from the pan to cool completely on a rack.