Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups blueberries
• sugar, for sprinkling tops of muffins

Directions

1. 1

   Grease 12 cup muffin pan.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 375.

3. 3

   In large bowl with mixer at medium speed, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

4. 4

   Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

5. 5

   Combine flour, baking powder and salt.

6. 6

   Add alternately to creamed mixture with milk and vanilla.

7. 7

   Crush 1/2 cup berries and add to batter.

8. 8

   Fold remaining berries into batter and spoon into muffin pan.

9. 9

   Sprinkle with sugar.

10. 10

    Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

11. 11

    Cool in pan 5 minutes and turn onto wire rack.