Blueberry Muffins

By The Culinary Chase | May 4, 2011 |

The nursery rhyme, The Muffin Man, was first recorded in 1820 in Britain. Victorian households had many of their fresh foods delivered and muffins would be delivered door-to-door by a muffin man. The muffin in question was the bread product known in much of the English-speaking world today as English muffins, not the much sweeter cupcake-shaped American variety.

Do you know the muffin man
the muffin man the muffin man.
Do you know the muffin man,
That lives in Drury Lane?


Makes 12 muffins 
adapted from Canadian Living

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup milk
1-1/2 cups blueberries

Preheat oven to 190c (375f). In bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. In separate bowl, cream butter with sugar; beat in eggs one at a time. Gradually stir in milk (mixture may appear curdled). Make a well in centre of dry ingredients; pour in liquid and stir just until moistened. Gently fold in blueberries. Spoon into large paper-lined or well-greased muffin cups, filling 2/3 full. Sprinkle the tops with a bit of sugar.  Bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until tops are firm to the touch.

The Culinary Chase’s Note: Wild blueberries are my favorite for this recipe as they are smaller and have more flavor. Lightly dust the blueberries with flour to keep them from sticking in clumps when added to the batter.

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7 Comments

  1. alana on May 5, 2011 at 20:18

    These look great,too bad I’m on carb watch!



  2. The Curious Cat on May 5, 2011 at 21:20

    I know him and these taste goooood! 😉 xxx



  3. sheila @ Elements on May 6, 2011 at 05:22

    I’ve never heard of a muffin man who went door to door, but that’s pretty neat. 🙂

    I love blueberry muffins, and yours look great! 🙂

    By the way, I just wanted to let you know that I passed on an award to you. 🙂
    http://kemalandsheila.com/2011/05/prosciutto-and-fig-jam-pizza-and-stylish-blogger-award/



  4. The Culinary Chase on May 7, 2011 at 03:23

    Thanks Alana and Sheila.
    Sheila, it’s a rhyme I have heard before but perhaps it’s our Maritime connection to Britain. Thank you so much for thinking of me and the award. 🙂 Cheers!



  5. Maddalena on May 7, 2011 at 11:11

    lovely!



  6. The Culinary Chase on May 7, 2011 at 22:50

    Thanks Maddalena! Cheers.



  7. MargaretJ on May 10, 2011 at 11:42

    Blueberry muffins made with cultivated (un-wild) blueberries are just not authentic.