Time has been running away with me these last couple of weeks so you may have noticed activity has stepped down a notch on here. Ted developed an obsession with the computer, in particular, the marvelous CBeebies website, meaning I’ve been keeping it switched off when he’s awake. Outside of the house I’ve been running back and forth following a busy schedule of appointments for him which has mean fewer afternoons in the house with him fast asleep whilst I cook, photograph and blog.
Rather like the muffin in this photo above, it’s been a bit of a balancing act. Especially visiting other blogs, rest assured that if even if I’ve not commented on my favourite blogs, I am still looking.
Blueberry and Vanilla Muffins
Makes around 18 standard muffins, 12 large muffins or 30 teeny weeny mini muffins Adapted from Donna Hay Modern Classics Vol 2
Ingredients:
270g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
170g caster sugar
250ml buttermilk or sour cream
2 eggs
80mls vegetable or ground nut oil
150g blueberries
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180c (350f) (gas mark 4). Sift your flour, baking powder and sugar together in a bowl. Stir to mix.
2. Break the eggs into a mixing jug with the buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth. Along with the blueberries, stir into the dry ingredients until just combined.
3. Spoon mixture into cases.
4. Bake for 12-18 minutes depending on size: less for small muffins, more for large ones. They are ready when a cocktail stick just comes out dry.
I happened to go to a Le Creuset outlet yesterday – and guess what I saw! I saw, I bought, I took home some gorgeous green and pink silicone muffin cups! Yay!
What a conincidence, as I was thinking about how I'm running out of paper cups, and how silly it is to have to buy them all the time one afternoon, and then saw your cupcakes in the evening. 🙂
These are fabulous. You need to do a post on your photography set up, missus. I think the snaps are fantastic!
Sarah, those muffins look amazing. Love your photos. I found your lovely site through Mr P's site. Can't wait to come back and read more. Hope you'll take a look at my blog while Ted is sleeping.
Forgot to ask you something … Do you have buttermilk in the UK? I posted a recipe that called for buttermilk, and one of my readers near London said she had never heard of it.
vanilla and blueberry very elegant flavors – liking it. and yaaahh! for the fbc we'll see each other again! awesome!