Thursday 28 July 2011

Blueberry Muffins

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12 Tablespoons butter, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
8 oz (1 cup) sour cream
1/4 cup milk
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pint blueberries

Mix butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in on low speed, eggs, vanilla, sour cream, and milk. Then still on low speed, mix in dry ingredients and beat until just mixed. Fold in blueberries.

Scoop batter into muffin tins that have been lined with paper liners.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes, until lightly browned and center is done.

Blueberry Pie

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5 cups blueberries
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
2 Tablespoons butter

favorite pie crust recipe

Prepare pastry for 9 inch pie. Mix sugar, flour, salt and cinnamon and stir in blueberries. Pour into pastry lined pie plate. Sprinkle with lemon juice and dot with butter. Cover with pastry and cut slits into it. Brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 45o degrees for 10 minutes and then reduce temperature to 350 degrees for an additional 50 minutes.

Blueberry Sauce

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1 quart blueberries
3 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Place all ingredients in pan and cook over medium low heat, Mash blueberries as the sauce cooks and cook for about 20 minutes or until sauce is thickened.

*This is amazing over cheesecake or vanilla ice cream.

Granite Steps Country Blueberry Coffee Cake

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1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 -12 ounce can buttermilk biscuits
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup quick cooking rolled oats
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1/2 cup sugar

Grease 9x9 baking pan. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon and mix well with a fork. Separate biscuit dough and cut each biscuit into quarters. Dip each piece in brown sugar mixture to coat. Arrange in baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the oats.

Combine blueberries and sugar in a bowl and toss to coat. Spoon over oats and sprinkle with remaining oats. Drizzle melted butter over top.

Bake at 375 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown and center is done. Cool for 20 minutes and serve warm.