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| "Blueberries are
native to North America. The blueberry bush typically bears fruit from May through October with July being recognized as National Blueberry Month in Canada and the U.S.
Blueberries can be hand-picked in the wild or purchased from local berry farms or from your supermarket." |
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June 2008 - Recipe courtesy of www.healthylivinginfo.ca
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| 1¼ cups |
All-purpose flour |
| ½ cup |
Whole wheat flour |
| ½ cup |
almonds, finely ground |
| 1½ tsp |
cinammon |
| 1½ tsp |
baking powder |
| ½ cup |
brown sugar |
| 1 large |
omega 3 egg |
| 1¼ cups |
buttermilk |
| 4 tbsp |
butter - melted |
| 2 tsp |
pure vanilla extract |
| 2 cups |
blueberries |
| 2 tbsp |
pecans (chopped) |
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Sift the flour, cinnamon, and baking powder into a large bowl. Stir in the ground almonds.
In a second, smaller bowl, add the egg, melted butter, vanilla extract, buttermilk and brown sugar. Beat well and lightly mix into dry ingredients. Fold in blueberries.
Spoon the batter into a muffin pan lined with 8 large paper baking cups.
Bake for 18 -20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when removed from centre of muffin. Let muffins cool on a wire rack before serving.
Muffins can also be stored in airtight container after cooling.
Makes 8 large muffins.
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