Blueberry Muffins
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INGREDIENTS
  • Cooking Time: 23-30 mins.
  • Servings: 24 med. 12 large
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 6 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 2 large eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 cup plus 3 tbls. milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp. almond extract
  • 3 tsp. grated orange rind (optional)
  • Topping:
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 4 tbls. all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbls. cold butter
  • 2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen
DIRECTIONS
  1. Preheat oven to 375F. Grease cups of muffin tin or line with baking cups.
  2. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Cut in butter using 2 knives or a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  3. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add eggs, milk, vanilla & almond extracts, stirring just until the liquid is absorbed. Gently fold in orange rind, if using, and berries, then fill the muffin cups with the mixture.
  4. Prepare topping:
  5. Blend sugar, flour, cinnamon & butter together and sprinkle evenly over the top of muffin mix.
  6. Bake 23 to 30 mins. until the center springs back to the touch.