Blueberry Muffins : Originals

"These muffins are absolutely delicious. The secret is in NOT mixing the batter too much: the less you mix, the better the muffins are. You can replace the blueberries with chocolate chips to make an even better muffin--so my kids say."

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup fresh blueberries

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
2. In a large bowl, stir together milk, egg, and oil. Add flour, baking powder, sugar, and blueberries; gently mix the batter with only a few strokes. Spoon batter into cups.
3. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve hot.

Blueberry Cream Muffins

"Rich and delicious blueberry muffins. The secret is the sour cream."

INGREDIENTS

• 4 eggs
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups sour cream
• 2 cups blueberries

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease 24 muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
2. In large bowl beat eggs, gradually add sugar while beating. Continue beating while slowly pouring in oil. Stir in vanilla. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, salt and baking soda.
3. Stir dry ingredients into egg mixture alternately with sour cream. Gently fold in blueberries. Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.