venturing outside of the box

Confession #1: I've never made homemade muffins before.

Confession #2: I've always been a box kind of a girl.

When I made simple boxed muffins last week, I thought to myself, "Lady, you can do better than this!"

So I did.

And so should you. Go for it. They are way easy and beyond better in taste. Your family will thank you.

Here you go:

Batter Ingredients:
1 1/2 c. all purpose flour
3/4 c. white sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 c. vegetable oil
1 egg
1/3 c. milk
1 c. fresh blueberries

Crumb Ingredients:
1/2 c. white sugar
1/3 c. all purpose flour
1/4 c. butter, cubed
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease muffin cups or line with muffin liners.
2. Combine 1 1/2 c. flour, 3/4 c. sugar, salt, and baking powder. Place vegetable oil into 1 c. measuring cup; add the egg and enough milk to fill the cup. Mix this with the flour mixture. Fold in blueberries. Fill muffin cups right to the top, and sprinkle
with crumb topping mixture.





3. To make crumb topping: Mix together 1/2 c. sugar, 1/3 c. flour, 1/4 cup (soft) cubed butter , and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Mix with fork and sprinkle over muffins before baking.





4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven or until done.





Enjoy! And trust me, you'll never go back to the box again!

Much love,
Katie

P.S. I'll be posting over at Heather's Life Made Lovely Monday over here.