Quick Blueberry Muffins

Over the Midsummer holiday weekend we visited Mum in Ludza - currently the best-kept of all the towns in Latgale, where even on Līgo and Jāņi, unlike the rest of Latvia, the sun shone and it was pleasantly warm. Of course there was no getting by without a proper feast of the kind characteristic of Latvians and Latgalians in particular - smoked fish, shashlik, beer, and blueberry muffins.

Time passed quickly but productively, as Mum taught me to make quick blueberry muffins. Knowing my impatience and reluctance to spend too long cooking, this is just the right recipe. Quick and delicious. Guests from Smiltene gave them the thumbs up too. ;) So here is the newly learnt recipe to share.

Quick Blueberry Muffin Recipe

You will need:

200g butter (Rasa 82%);
100 ml 35% heavy cream;
1 cup sugar;
3 eggs;
2 cups flour;
1 teaspoon vanilla sugar;
1.5 teaspoons baking powder;
frozen blueberries.

Method:

Beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer, add the eggs and heavy cream, beat again until a uniform mixture is achieved. Then add the flour, vanilla sugar, baking powder, and berries, and stir well with a spoon. Spoon into paper muffin cases (50 mm in diameter) and bake in the oven for 20–25 minutes.

Blackcurrants, redcurrants, rhubarb, or cranberries work just as well in place of blueberries.