I really love baking with blueberries, but it seems whenever I get a blueberry muffin at just any bakery, they tend to taste a little artificial and overly sweet. There is a bakery here in Austin that has some of the best blueberry muffins I've ever had, though, it's called Russell's Bakery (their tag-line is "the best kept secret in Austin" and I think it's very appropriate). Russell's also has a few other great desserts, so if you're ever in the area, you'll definitely want to check this bakery out.
Anyhow, yesterday Jose was in the mood for some "munchies", but he didn't find anything appealing wandering through the grocery store aisles. I told him I'd make him some blueberry muffins, and he was happy with how they came out. He described them as light and mildly sweet; he also mentioned how he loved the way the blueberries popped in his mouth--I agree with his description. We purchased a store-brand bag of blueberries because Jose actually prefers these over the organic ones! Maybe it's because they're from Texas, so they're bigger and juicier than the other ones we've purchased before. If you're from Texas, then you're familiar with the HEB brand. As a former resident of California, I can easily claim that HEB is much better than most of the major grocery stores in CA, except for Trader Joe's :). The prices are very reasonable--that might just be because the store is located in Texas, and this state tends to be a lot cheaper than Cali... Anyway, I'll stop with the advertisements and post the blueberry oatmeal muffin recipe. Try this out, they are really delicious muffins...and I only used 2 1/2 TBSP Canola oil, so they're fairly healthy and low-fat...but you'd never know!
Blueberry Oatmeal Muffins:
2 Cups flour
3/4 Cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp canola oil
1/2 cup nonfat milk
2 TBSP sour cream
2 eggs
3/4 TBSP honey
1/2 cup oatmeal
3/4 cup blueberries
This recipe makes about 10 standard-sized blueberry muffins--they'll bake in the oven at 350 for about 20 minutes, a little more or less depending on your oven/location.
Further reading: BBC Good Food baking guidance.