It's the first snow day of the school year... Woohoo, hooray and yahoo!! Ok, at least the educators and students will agree with me on this one. But, I must say to the haters... You chose your your career, I chose mine, sooooo. #imjustsayin
Well, on to the reason for this post. Blueberry muffins. Usually a muffin I make when blueberries are in season, but I bought some on sale the other day and I needed to use them! These off season blueberries are a perfect size for use in muffins, a little smaller and tart, just the way I like them! Also great to eat by the handful, yummy!!!
For some reason waking up to the snowy day made me crave a delicious baked good for breakfast, so I made it happen. The hubby seemed to appreciate my warm muffins too after coming in from snowblowing the driveway. (Haha, "my warm muffins". That sounds a little weird here). Sorry, lol. And, don't worry, he didn't have to do all the cold work, I helped with the snow too. I looked great in my leopard print robe covered by a purple jacket, with short navy snow boots, sweeping (yes, with a broom) the snow off the porch and steps! I hope you enjoyed that visual, I'm sure the neighbors did, and I'm real sorry I don't have a photo 😜
***Spot for photo I don't have***
Ok, ok. Here's the recipe for my 'snow day' blueberry muffins (feel free to make them on warm days too).
Blueberry muffins
Combine the following dry ingredients...
2 c. flour
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 t. salt
1 T. baking powder
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of ginger
To dry ingredients, add...
2/3 c. milk
1/3 c. plain Greek yogurt
1/4 c. oil (I used safflower)
1 egg (lightly beaten)
1 t. vanilla
Mix just until well combined
Fold in...
3/4-1 c. fresh blueberries
(coated with a small amount of flour to help suspend them in batter)
Spoon equal amounts into 12 lined muffin cups and sprinkle lightly with sugar
Bake @ 400* for about 15 minutes. (I actually did 395* - my oven's too hot)
The finished batch...
And just before I made these 2 disappear...
Turned out pretty tasty! (I had a third)
I hope you let me know if you try the recipe, and what you think of it!!
I also hope you enjoy my ADHD as it translates in my writing. Sometimes my mind goes in different directions < ^ >, but that's just how I roll.
Till the next time, happy snowy days y'all, Pat
PS - if you are like my teaching partner Marie, and you prefer your muffins sweet!!! Please feel free to increase the sugars to 1/3 c. each. You may need to add a touch more milk or yogurt if you do. You're welcome, Sweeties 😀
