In my family everyone loves blueberry muffins. Mama Maria is a health fanatic. She loves her garden and she grows most of her veggies in her backyard. When it comes to cooking, everything is healthy and fresh. I love visiting my in laws, not only because I truly love them, but also because we all spend a lot of time in the kitchen, cooking delicious food together, talking and having really good time. I try to learn from Mama Maria as much as I can, about Portuguese culture, tradition and amazing cuisine.
Here is Mama’s Maria recipe for Blueberry Bran Muffins.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups Natural wheat bran
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups Rhubarb jam or apple sauce
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon raisins or dates
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 °F (190 °C)
- In a large bowl, combine bran and buttermilk, let stand 5 minutes
- Stir in vegetable oil, blueberries, Rhubarb jam, beaten egg, cinnamon and vanilla
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt
- Add to bran mixture and stir
- Gently fold in raisins or dates and spoon into lined muffin tin
- Bake 15-20 minutes
- Let is stand for 10 minutes
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If you don’t have fresh blueberries, you can use dried apricots or dried cranberries. Sometimes Mama adds sunflower or pumpkin seeds to make it even healthier.
Enjoy. Bom Apetite!
