This month, I am cramming all of my review assignments for Taste of Home into one week! This blueberry muffin recipe was one that I tried out with my 4, and 7 year old kids! Aside from baking mix all over the counter; they were a complete success! I know they were because they disappeared off of the display stand within a couple of days – all 18!
Blueberry Muffin Recipe…
I love the short cut recipes. Love them! This one (I have recently discovered) can be made with either Baking Mix, or if you don’t have that handy…Pancake Mix. I discovered this when I was all set to make these with my little girl and found absolutely NO BAKING MIX in my pantry. We used pancake mix as an alternative – fingers crossed – and they were perfect.
Can you use fresh or frozen blueberries in blueberry muffins?
- You can use either one. If you are using frozen, rinse the blueberries to defrost them and get rid of any extra water from freezing them
Why do my blueberries sink to the bottom of my muffins?
- Usually, it’s because the batter is not thick enough
Why are muffins sometimes dense?
- Dense muffins are still delicious. It’s really a matter of preference
- There a few things you can do to make your muffins less dense
- Use unbleached flour – the grain flours tend to be denser. If you are using a grain flour, mix it with part unbleached flour
- Avoid overmixing – everything that is placed in the muffing to make it rise releases Carbon Dioxide ( 2 parts oxygen, and 1 part carbon). If you overmix, you are decreasing the air bubbles that help the muffins remain light and fluffy
- Raise the temperature of your oven while you are preheating it, then lower it to the right temperature just before placing the muffins inside
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So, how do you make blueberry muffins?
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- Mix the baking mix and sugar
- In a separate bowl, mix the egg, water, and oil
- Mix the wet and dry ingredients together and fold in blueberries
- Bake for 15 minutes
Finally, here’s the printable for the recipe to Semi-Homemade Easy Blueberry Muffins
Semi-Homemade Blueberry Muffins
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Total Time: 25 min
- Yield: 18 muffins 1x
Ingredients
- 2&1/2 cups of baking mix or pancake mix
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup of water
- 1/4 cup of canola oil
- 1&1/2 cups of fresh, or frozen blueberries
- Cupcake liners
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- In a large bowl, combine the baking mix or pancake mix with the sugar
- In a separate, smaller bowl, combine the egg, water, and oil
- Add the wet bowl to dry bowl, and stir until moistened
- Fold in the blueberries
- Pour into prepared muffin pans, lined with cupcake liners
- Bake for about 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of muffins comes out clean
~ Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com
Original recipe at Taste of Home!
