Blueberry Muffins

I like Spring season a lot, it’s warm and breezy at the same time. I was thinking what to bake today and I felt like making muffins. I checked what fruit I had and I saw some awesome blueberries to use.

Who loves blueberries? I know I do! I like to eat them fresh with Greek yogurt or in a smoothie. But, I also love baking with them. Not that I am a doctor or a nutritionist, but I read that blueberries have lots of good stuff for you such as: low in fat, packed with vitamin c, full of fiber, good for brain health, etc. Also, because dementia is very common in the elderly of my family, I try to eat blueberries almost every day,

This is a super easy recipe that you can make anytime you feel you want to have a muffin and also when you are tired of eating too much chocolate.

Tips:

  • Do not overmix the batter. If you do, your muffins will be very dense.
  • Start baking the muffins with a high temperature will help them to have a nice dome like the ones sold in bakeries.
  • Try to not use frozen blueberries because they might “bleed” into the batter, fresh ones are the best to use.

If you would like to see the video of how I made these muffins, don’t forget to visit me on Instagram @pastry_tales

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Lemon Meringue Pie (My Way)

 

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Hi everyone! This is my first post. I am really really excited! It is very sunny outside right now, and my lemon tree is full of them , so I thought why not baking something using those great lemons!

So, how did I come up with this recipe? First of all, my mom used to bake a lot when I was a kid, she was the kind of mom who loved to bake and cook everything from scratch, so I guess somehow I got the baking “feeling” from her and I remember that she baked pies specially in summer time.

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