Minnesota Muffins

[+ Lucky]

Since the Lounge is turning into The Kitchen, I thought I would throw in a recipe for Minnesota Muffins. Maybe our friend in the land of ten thousand lakes can improve on it, but for now, these muffins may be the best we have!

 

Minnesota Blueberry Muffin Recipe

 

 

Minnesota Blueberry Muffins

 

Ingredients:

 

1/2 cup butter (softened)

2 eggs

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 cup milk

2 cups fresh Minnesota blueberries

3 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. freshly grated orange peel

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and 1-1/4 cups sugar until light. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each.

 

Sift together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Add dry mixture to the creamed mixture, alternately with the milk. Crush 1/2 cup blueberries with a fork and mix into batter. Fold in remaining whole berries and add orange peel.

 

Fill large muffin cups (use paper liners or grease cups). Sprinkle tops with 3 teaspoons of sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes before removing.

ENJOY!

[Guest ncm2169]

Sounds wonderful, and I'll definitely try it next weekend.

 

However, for those who care (I'm sure there are only a few), "Minnesota blueberries" are about as pure and precious as "Minnesota Wild Rice," which I noted in a recipe I posted a while back, is mostly grown and harvested in Canada.

 

The key difference between these "noted" Minnesota products is, they are both grown and harvested sans any chemicals. THAT'S what makes them good! }(

 

Give me a pear grown in non-chemically cultivated soil and not sprayed with "bug-be-gone" - like they used to say, it's the same difference..:9