Old-Fashoned Blueberry Muffins (Lower-Fat)
- 1 large egg
- 12 cup skim milk (or 1%)
- 12 cup nonfat plain yogurt (or vanilla...sometimes I use blueberry if on hand)
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 12 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, unsifted
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 18 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 1 12 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen, if frozen, don't thaw)
- granulated sugar, for sprinkling
- Position a rack in the centre of the oven and preheat it to 400F degrees.
- Coat the muffin cups with regular or butter-flavoured cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, yogurt, oil and sugar.
- Set a strainer over the bowl and add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Sift the dry ingredients onto the egg mixture, then stir just to blend.
- Don't overbeat!
- Stir in the berries.
- Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups.
- Sprinkle a little sugar on top of each muffin.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until the tops of the muffins are well risen and golden brown, and a cake tester comes out clean.
- Cool the muffins in the pan on a wire rack for about 5 minutes, then use a fork to gently pry them from the pan.
- Serve warm.
- Note: if using frozen berries, baking may take a little longer.
- Variation: Orange-Blueberry Muffins - prepare recipe as directed but add 1 teaspoon orange extract and 1 teaspoon grated orange zest to the liquid ingredients; replace milk with orange juice if desired; topping: blend 2 tablespoons sugar with 1 teaspoon grated orange zest - sprinkle over before baking.
- Variation: Cranberry-Nut Muffins - prepare recipe as directed, but replace blueberries with whole or coarsely chopped fresh or frozen (unthawed) cranberries; topping: 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon - sprinkle over before baking.
egg, milk, nonfat plain yogurt, canola oil, sugar, flour, baking powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, blueberries, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/old-fashoned-blueberry-muffins-lower-fat-133496 (may not work)