blackberry muffins

I first made these back in May to take to my scrap buddies house.  i always try to bring a sweet treat because they appreciate it so.  I always leave what i bring too, that way I don't have to worry about eating it all!  Our local grocer had blackberries on sale for 69cents a 1/2 pt. WOW you can't beat that.  So I also made a fruit salad with some and then made another batch of muffins to take to work.  They were a big hit.  

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups (320g) all purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup (236ml) sour cream
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1 cup (200 g) sugar
• 8 Tbsp warm melted butter (1 stick, 112 g)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups (about 5-6 oz, about 150g) of blackberries, fresh or frozen (if using fresh berries, cut them in half, if using frozen berries, defrost first, drain excess liquid, then coat them lightly in flour)

Method

1 Preheat oven, prepare muffin pan: Position rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Grease a standard 12 muffin pan or line with paper muffin cups. (Actually, with the berries you'll have more batter than just for 12 muffins. This batch made 18 muffins.)

2 Combine dry ingredients:   Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a large bowl.

3 Combine wet ingredients and sugar: In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, milk, sugar, butter and vanilla.

4 Add wet ingredients to dry, then add berries: Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture, and mix together with a few light strokes, just until the dry ingredients are moistened.

Add the berries. (If you are using frozen berries, defrost them first, then drain the excess liquid, then coat them lightly in flour.)

Do not over-mix! Over-mixing will cause the muffins to be dense, not fluffy. The batter should not be smooth, but rather lumpy.

5 Put into muffin cups and bake: Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups. Bake at 400°F (200°C) until a toothpick inserted into the middle of 1 or 2 of the muffins comes out clean, 17-20 minutes (or longer).

6: Let cool: Let cool for 2 to 3 minutes before removing from the pan. If not serving hot, let cool on a rack.

Sure hope you give these a try, they would be great for a bunch or a breakfast treat.  I went back to the grocer and bought more and put them in the freezer.  May have to go get a couple of more.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great week and always Remember to Find the Time to Do ALL the things You L♥ve.

Donna