"Picture it..." (as Sophia hilariously says on The Golden Girls). It was raining last Sunday morning. I woke up and was dying to just stay in bed all day. Rainy days make me feel extra lazy. But I looked over at my to-do list on the nightstand and knew that being lazy was not going to be an option. So I thought that I could at least start the day off on a relaxing note by having breakfast in bed. So I grabbed my extra chunky white robe and headed to the kitchen. I opened Gwyneth Paltrow's cookbook and this was the first recipe that I flipped to...
Gwyneth's mother's blueberry muffins. Comforting and warm... I already had all of the ingredients. Perfect.
They were exactly what I needed. Here is what you need and what to do in case you need them, too...
1 stick of unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 organic large eggs
1/2 cup of whole milk
2 cups of unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 cup + 1 tablespoon of sugar
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of fine salt
2 1/2 cups of fresh blueberries
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line 12 muffin tins with liners. In a medium bowl, whisk up the butter, eggs and milk. In another bowl, whisk the flour, 3/4 cup of sugar, baking powder and salt. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Then, carefully fold in the blueberries. Fill each of tins muffin tins about 3/4 of the way full. Sprinkle the tops with the 1 tablespoon of sugar. Bake for about 25-30 minutes. The tops should be golden brown and a toothpick should come out clean.
** These aren't that sweet, so if you need a little more sweetness in your life, add another 1/4 cup of sugar. I think I will add the zest of 1/2 a lemon the next time, too. Lemon zest and blueberries are great friends. **
I put two of these on a tray with strawberries and some orange Tazo tea. I climbed in the middle of my bed and enjoyed breakfast in bed. It was the perfect start to my day.
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I could use some of those muffins this morning! Yum!!
ReplyDeleteYum! And I love that you crawled back into bed with them! :)
ReplyDeleteAh--these look so so good. I just happen to have all of these ingredients today. I think this will be a perfect snack this am.
ReplyDeleteThis definitely sounds like the perfect way to start the day ~ and they look insanely delicious of course ;)
ReplyDeleteWell what a wonderful way to have those delicious looking muffins...love it!!
ReplyDeleteYum! They look so good. Wish I had them right now with my coffee.
ReplyDeletethey looks so good! lovely greetings
ReplyDeleteMaria
Amazing! The look soooo tasty!!
ReplyDeleteScarves and Stilettos
These look amazing...I've been wanting to check out her cookbook!
ReplyDeleteOkay---- you got me. I need to go buy some blueberries--- STAT!
ReplyDeleteOh so it's from Gw's book!! I have it!!!, though is in Florida at my in-laws (thought there was no point bringing it here as I have to make recipes depending on what I find and not the other way around!) So thanks for sharing it!! Pinning it ;)
ReplyDeleteOh yum!! I wish you could ship me one! They look so delicious!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite!
ReplyDeleteSimply delish! Cold-butter, freshly-baked blueberry muffins and 2 shots of espresso. A recipe of a perfect morning!:)
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