Dori's Blue Ribbon Blueberry Muffins

Readers,

I won't be sharing all my award winning recipes with you during the upcoming posts, but I will share a few as a reward for being devoted followers. Here is one that one the Blue Ribbon (first place award) in a local county fair two years in a row).

Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients:

• 2 cups sifted flour (Note: do not use pe-sifted flour)
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup pure salted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 cup fresh or thawed frozen blueberries, washed and drained

Directions:

1. Peheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Line standard sized muffin pan cups with paper muffin liners.
3. Sift flour with baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
4. In large bowl, with electric mixer at high speed, beat butter with sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
5. At low speed, beat in flour mixture and milk.
6. With rubber or silicone scraper gently fold in blueberries.
7. Fill each muffin cup with the batter.
8. Bake about 20 minutes, or until knife gently inserted into top comes up slightly dry.

Makes 1 dozen muffins

The next post in a few minutes will be another muffin recipe for you to try.