Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1/3 cup milk
1 cup fresh blueberries

Topping
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup sugar, salt and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into a 1 cup measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle with crumb topping mixture.

To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until done.

Blueberry Muffins

Blueberry Muffins


1/2 c butter
1 c sugar
2 eggs
3/4 sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsps baking powder
1 to 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries (leave frozen)


Heat oven to 375


Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Mix well. Add flour, salt, and baking powder. Stir only until mixed. Gently fold in blueberries. Spray muffin cups or use cupcake papers in muffin pans. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.


Topping
1/4 c butter or margarine, softened
3 to 4 tbs flour
3 tbs brown sugar
3 tbs sugar
1/4 chopped pecans


Mix butter, flour, brown sugar, sugar, and pecans in a small bowl. Sprinkle over muffin batter. Bake 30 minutes.

(or substitute frozen strawberries cut up instead of blueberries)

Bagels

Ingredients
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
1 1/4 cups warm milk (110 to 115 degrees F)
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg yolk
3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions
In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm milk. Add the butter, sugar, salt and egg yolk; mix well. Stir in enough flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Shape into 12 balls. Push thumb through centers to form a 1-in. hole. Place on a floured surface. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes; flatten. In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Drop bagels, one at a time, into boiling water. When bagels float to the surface, remove with a slotted spoon and place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 400 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

My bagels cooked in about 15 minutes so watch out. I added cheddar cheese parmesan cheese, and minced onion to some before baking. They were pretty good if I do say so myself. I do want to try a few other recipes and try and perfect them. It was very fun!