Blueberry Muffins

50g Baking Spread or Unsalted Butter

70g Caster Sugar

1 Large Egg

70g Natural Yoghurt

½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1 Tablespoon Milk

125g Plain Flour

1 Teaspoon Baking Powder

½ Bicarbonate of Soda

Pinch Salt

65g Blueberries

You will need: mixing bowl, wooden spoon, 12-hole muffin tin, paper cases, cocktail stick for testing, cooling rack.

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6
  2. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases
  3. Beat the butter and caster sugar together until pale and fluffy 
  4. Add the eggs and beat in for 1 min, then mix in the yogurt, vanilla extract and milk
  5. Combine the flour, baking powder and bicarb in a bowl with a pinch of fine salt, then tip this into the wet ingredients and stir in
  6. Finally, fold in the blueberries and divide the mixture between the muffin cases
  7. Bake for 5 mins, then reduce oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4 and bake for 15-18 mins more until risen and golden, and a cocktail stick inserted into the centre comes out clean. 
  8. Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then carefully lift out onto a wire rack to finish cooling
  9. Enjoy!

With thanks to Elena at Clevedon for this recipe.