Blueberry & Almond Muffins
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Makes Muffins
Skip to ingredients
- 100g ground almonds
- 100g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 100g self-raising flour
- 1 tbsp milk
- 100g butter
- 3 drops vanilla essence
- 3 small handfuls of blueberries
Method
step 1
Preheat oven to 180c/fan.step 2
To make the almond paste mix ground almonds, sugar and eggs, until it makes a reasonably thick mix.step 3
Next, in a large separate bowl cream the butter until soft and creamy.step 4
Then scrape the almond paste into the butter and mix thoroughly.step 5
Add the flour. The mixture will become very stiff but don't worry. Just add the milk and vanilla essence. Add the blueberries and mix carefully.step 6
Spoon about a tablespoon of the mixture into the cupcake cases and place the tray into the centre of the oven.step 7
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until slightly golden and a skewer comes clean out of the muffin when poked.step 8
Take out of the oven and leave to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Then enjoy with some fresh blueberries on the side.