AUGUST 2004 RECIPE

FROM: ROCKY MOUNTAIN LODGE BED AND BREAKFAST [web site]

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk or buttermilk
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries

1. Preheat oven to 375º. Prepare 12 muffin cups.
2. Cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, vanilla and milk.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
4. Stir the egg mixture into the flour mixture by hand, until all ingredients are moist. Gently fold in blueberries by hand.
5. Fill prepared muffin cups with batter and bake in preheated oven for 28 minutes, or until tops are golden brown. Remove pans from oven, cool a few minutes before removing muffins, and serve with butter.

Makes 12 muffins