Description
The farina makes these muffins special. Feel free to use vanilla extract if you are not fond of almond extract. I have never tried it, but i imagine these would work well with cranberries too. Times are approximate. Thanks to jen for putting this recipe in her best of 2008 cookbook!
Ingredients
- Sugar
- Ground Cinnamon
- Almonds
- Farina
- All-purpose Flour
- Brown Sugar
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Low-fat Buttermilk
- Egg
- Almond Extract
- Smart Balance Butter Spread
- Blueberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees f
- Combine ingredients for topping and set aside
- Whisk farina, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl
- Take out 1 tbsp of the dry mixture and coat the blueberries
- Combine wet ingredients
- Add wet ingredients to dry
- Mix 10 strokes, add blueberries, and mix 3 more strokes
- You will have a more tender product if you resist the urge to keep stirring
- Fill cups of muffin pan 3 / 4 full, and sprinkle with topping
- Bake 12-13 minutes, or until muffins are golden brown and tester comes out clean