Muffins, bread, cake... make it what you will, any which way it's going to taste so good. This recipe is so light, not overly sweet and with a subtle taste of lemon it gives a freshness you don't often get in a cake or muffin. My good friend Angie makes this time and time again in a loaf pan...she can't keep it in the house long enough! It's a beautiful combination and I love it, so I thought I'd make it into muffins and see what the girls thought. Verdict: A hit! I probably put a little too many blueberrries in mine today (more than the suggested 1 1/2 cups) as it didn't leave much room for the cake to form around them at the bottom but it was delicious I couldn't eat just one.
Ingredients:
3/4 stick (6 tblspn) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/3 cup caster sugar
2 large eggs
1 tspn vanilla essence
1 1/2 cups all purpose (plain) flour, sifted
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tspn salt
1/2 cup milk
1 tblspn vegetable oil
1 1/2 cup fresh blueberries (if using frozen - defrost, drain to remove excess water)
2 tblspn lemon zest
4 tblspn lemon juice
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 350'F (180'C)
- Prepare your muffin trays or loaf tin, with cupcake cases or well greased/sprayed tin
- In a mixer, cream the butter and 1 cup of the sugar until light and fluffy
- Add the eggs, one a time, mixing well between each addition
- Add the vanilla essence and continue to mix
- In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and lemon zest
- Add the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar mixture alternating with the milk/oil until well combined
- Turn off your mixer and fold in the blueberries by hand using a large spoon
- Bake for 22-25mins or until golden brown on top.
- For a loaf tin, bake for closer to 1 hr - or until a skewer comes out clean in the middle
For the glaze:
- Heat the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and lemon juice over heat until the sugar is dissolved and it turns to a nice syrup.
Once the muffins are baked, pierce the top all over with a skewer and brush over lemon glaze to finish. Remove from pan and allow to cool. Eat!!
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