Remember Summer?

Saskatoon Berry Muffins...An old Canadian favorite.  You can use any berry, but why not a Canadian classic?  We went Saskatoon berry picking last summer and I am now rapidly depleting my supply of frozen Saskatoon  berries.  There is a really great U-pick berry farm called Little Purple Apple south of Calgary, a 15 minute drive from our house.  Their fields are beautiful and the berries are plentiful.  It doesn't take long to get buckets full of yummy, juicy berries.  They freeze great when you rinse, pat dry and then freeze on cookie sheets until firm.  Dump them into freezer bags and enjoy them all year long.  It’s a great ‘pick-me-up’ and a yummy taste of summer during our cold winter months.  Today, it is MINUS 24 degrees C outside, with the wind chill, it feels like MINUS 35 degrees C.  We really need to remember summer today.

Saskatoon Berry Muffins
Makes 2 dozen large muffins
3 ½ cups flour
2 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt

½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ cups milk
2 tsp vanilla

2 cups Saskatoon berries (frozen or not)
2 tbsp flour

Preheat oven to 400 degrees C.
In a big bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt.  Make a well in the center.
In another bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Beat in eggs until quite smooth.  Mix in milk and vanilla.  Pour into well.  Stir just to moisten.  Batter will be lumpy.
In a small bowl gently stir Saskatoon berries with flour.  Fold into batter.
Fill muffin cups and bake for 25 minutes until nicely browned.

Love always,

Twin B

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