New England Blueberry Muffins Recipes

This recipe came to The Times in a 1987 article by Marian Burros, "The Battle of the Blueberry Muffins." Two years prior, Ms. Burros wrote about a recipe for the muffins attributed to the Ritz-Carlton in Boston. The hotel had adapted a recipe used by Gilchrist's, once one of city's best-known department stores. After it ran, a reader wrote in to say that the best blueberry muffins in Boston were not from the Ritz-Carlton, but from the now-closed Jordan Marsh department store. She sent along the recipe, with a description of how she picks wild blueberries: standing in a pond in the August heat and plucking berries from bushes along the bank. This version has a lot more sugar and butter and fewer eggs than the Ritz-Carlton muffins. The recipe also calls for mashing a half cup of berries and adding them to the batter. This produces a very moist muffin, one that will stay fresh longer.

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     breads, dessert

Time 40m

Yield 12 muffins

Number Of Ingredients 10

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 260, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 42 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 174 milligrams, Sugar 25 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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This recipe first appeared in The Times in a 1986 article by Nancy Harmon Jenkins that extolled the virtues, and the many delicious applications, of summer berries. There's nothing fancy about this muffin - it's mostly flour, eggs, butter and blueberries. But that's the beauty of it. It's the perfect sort of baking project to tackle on a lazy weekend morning. This recipe calls for blueberries, but feel free to substitute almost any ripe and sweet berry.

Provided by Nancy Harmon Jenkins

Categories     breakfast, editors' pick, dessert, side dish

Time 45m

Yield 1 dozen muffins

Number Of Ingredients 9

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 172, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams, Carbohydrate 24 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 162 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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A wonderful little bread bursting with berry goodness. From the New England chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

Provided by Molly53

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 30m

Yield 18 small muffins

Number Of Ingredients 8

Nutrition Facts : Calories 125.7, Fat 3.1, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 27.6, Sodium 157.1, Carbohydrate 21.4, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 6.8, Protein 3

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Fresh blueberries are the ingredient that make this muffin so delicious. The recipe is so easy, you will be able to make it even on those busy mornings.-Elaine Clemens, Birch Run, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield about 1 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Nutrition Facts : Calories 224 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 46mg cholesterol, Sodium 204mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

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