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It\u2019s blueberry season here in Nairobi and it\u2019s perfect time to enjoy blueberry muffins! There has been a crazy sale at Carrefour<\/a> and I took this opportunity to stock up these fruits well for smoothies and some muffins, ofcourse!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s delve in baking these delicious treats for all of us to enjoy. As the norm, we talk about the ingredients needed first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blueberries:<\/strong> You can\u2019t have blueberry muffins without blueberries ofcourse! This is the key ingredient here. Make sure they are frozen to avoid \u201cbleeding\u201d into your batter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eggs:<\/strong> If you can get organic eggs, the better as they are parked with all the nutrients an egg should have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Milk:<\/strong> As I have pointed out in my Banana Oatmeal Muffins\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/strong> , cow milk or any plant based milk can be used based on ones preference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oil:<\/strong> Any vegetable oil would do especially those with mild taste. It makes the muffins light and fluffy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vanilla extract<\/strong>: If you can get the real deal, go for it! It\u2019s more flavorful and healthy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flour<\/strong>: These muffins call for all purpose flour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sugar:<\/strong> The white granulated sugar or castor sugar works best here. Incase you don\u2019t have this, you can substitute it with the regular sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baking powder:\u00a0<\/strong>It is the raising agent in these muffins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last ingredients that makes the muffins flavorful is salt<\/strong>. Never leave this out unless you want flat-tasting muffins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making the batter:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gather all your ingredients together and in one bowl mix all the dry ingredients together and all the wet ones in another bowl. Then mix the contents of the two bowls together to get the consistency below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gently fold in your frozen blueberries as below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once well folded, scoop the butter into your muffin cases using an ice cream scoop or a spoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This batter will yield exactly 12 muffins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bake in a 180\u2103 preheated oven for 20- 25 minutes until well set and a toothpick inserted in comes out clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n